One solution would be to read the references themselves. The reason there are lots of references is because I make an absurdly high number of claims in a very short space, and I want to back them up.
Also note that to someone (like me) who spends most of his reading time on academic articles that are always followed by at least a dozen references, the above list of references looks normal while their absence might look suspicious (when discussing something like neuroscience, anyway).
One solution would be to read the references themselves. The reason there are lots of references is because I make an absurdly high number of claims in a very short space, and I want to back them up.
Also note that to someone (like me) who spends most of his reading time on academic articles that are always followed by at least a dozen references, the above list of references looks normal while their absence might look suspicious (when discussing something like neuroscience, anyway).