A Role for Representation in Cognitive Neurobiology
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10705347 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jacqueline Anne Sullivan, Jacqueline Sullivan (0000-0003-3042-4632, University of Alabama at Birmingham, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 77 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 875-887 |
| Publication date | 2010-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Philosophy of Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-8248 • E-ISSN: 1539-767X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1086/656818 |
| OpenAlex | W2159937454 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 19 |
What role does the concept of representation play in the contexts of experimentation and explanation in cognitive neurobiology? In this article, a distinction is drawn between minimal and substantive roles for representation. It is argued by appeal to a case study that representation currently plays a role in cognitive neurobiology somewhere in between minimal and substantive and that this is problematic given the ultimate explanatory goals of cognitive neurobiological research. It is suggested that what is needed is for representation to instead play a substantive role
Appeal · Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Cognitive science · Epistemology · Mental representation · Political science · Representation (politics) · Action Observation and Synchronization · Child and Animal Learning Development · Memory and Neural Mechanisms · Neuroscience · Philosophy · Psychology
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Facing up to the problem of intentionality
Introduction to the topical collection ‘locating representations in the brain
Multivariate pattern analysis and the search for neural representations
Localization and Intrinsic Function
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2010 - 2026 (17) |
| Highly cited | No |