No brain scans or biometrics were used in selecting my winner in the Super Bowl ad sweepstakes: Hyundai. This is a highly subjective choice, based on my guess as to which company might see the most bottom-line benefit from their Super Bowl ads. My pick isn't supported by the USA Today Ad Meter ratings, or their online viewing/rating measures. No…

As we approach the Super Bowl kickoff, we can anticipate a plethora of ad studies using various biometric and neuromarketing techniques. Here is one of the…

OK, when I closed my post Branding, Brains, and Google, I made the point that it's too easy to beat an analogy to death and said I wouldn't do it. But, here I…

Not long ago a press release went out with the provocative title, "Brain Works Like Google, New Study Finds." More specifically, the news release claimed that…

We've got an opportunity for all of you would-be neuromarketing experts who couldn't tell a hippocampus from a hippopotamus - Neuroscience Boot Camp at the…

While our behavior is clearly influenced by our surroundings - most of us act differently in a church vs. a nightclub - new research shows that very subtle…

I'm often contacted by undergrad and grad students looking for information on how to pursue a career in neuromarketing in the absence of established university…

CBS aired a lengthy segment on "mind reading" that offered quite a bit of good information on how various labs are using fMRI to determine what people are…

Researchers in Italy and Switzerland have found carbon nanotubes to be bio-compatible and that the can be attached to neurons to boost the natural…

Ever wonder why you can't remember the name of the person you met ten minutes earlier? It could be you weren't paying attention. Or, it could be your dentate…