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Monday, February 13, 2006

Using brain science to determine the Super Bowl advertising winners

I love this kind of stuff... the UCLA Brain Mapping Center studied people's reactions to the Super Bowl ads.

WHO REALLY WON THE SUPER BOWL? By Marco Iacoboni:
"The main idea behind this project is that there is often a disconnect between what people say about what they like — and the real, underlying deeper motives that make us want and like some things and some people, but not others. With fMRI, it is possible to look at unfiltered brain responses, to measure how the ads shown today elicit emotions, induce empathy, and inspire liking and wanting. So, to put it bluntly:

"Who really won the Super Bowl? ..."

You can see the full results at the Center's Web site.

posted by Tim Beidel at 2/13/2006 10:10:00 AM


 

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The VIA Group LLC
The VIA Group LLC
34 Danforth Street, Suite 309
Portland, Maine 04101
(207) 761-0288
www.vianow.com
Tim Beidel, Director of Interactive Development
tbeidel@vianow.com

John Coleman, CEO
jcoleman@vianow.com