Localization and Intrinsic Function

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ID10703245
AuthorsCharles A Rathkopf, Charles Rathkopf (0000-0001-8998-2220, corresponding author)
Year2013
Volume80
Issue1
Pages1-21
Publication date2013-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePhilosophy of Science (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0031-8248 • E-ISSN: 1539-767X
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1086/668878
OpenAlexW2030321089
LanguageEN
Citations received12
References cited41

This article describes one style of functional analysis commonly used in the neurosciences called “task-bound functional analysis.” The concept of function invoked by this style of analysis is distinctive in virtue of the dependence relations it bears to transient environmental properties. It is argued that task-bound functional analysis cannot explain the presence of structural properties in nervous systems. An alternative concept of neural function is introduced that draws on the theoretical neuroscience literature, and an argument is given to show that this alternative concept may help to overcome the explanatory limitations of task-bound functional analysis

Argument (complex analysis) · Biology · Cognitive science · Epistemology · Function (biology) · Functional approach · Human–computer interaction · Style (visual arts) · Task (project management) · Virtue · Computer Science · Functional Brain Connectivity Studies · History · Neural dynamics and brain function · Philosophy · Philosophy and History of Science · Psychology

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