Mechanism and Explanation in Cognitive Neuroscience
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10708237 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Barbara Von Eckardt, Jeffrey S Poland (Rhode Island School of Design) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 71 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 972-984 |
| Publication date | 2004-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| 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 | 10.1086/425946 |
| OpenAlex | W2005610247 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 6 |
The aim of this paper is to examine the usefulness of the Machamer, Darden, and Craver (2000) mechanism approach to gaining an understanding of explanation in cognitive neuroscience. We argue that although the mechanism approach can capture many aspects of explanation in cognitive neuroscience, it cannot capture everything. In particular, it cannot completely capture all aspects of the content and significance of mental representations or the evaluative features constitutive of psychopathology
Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Cognitive science · Epistemology · Mechanism (biology) · Rational analysis · Biomedical Text Mining and Ontologies · Cognitive Neuroscience · Neuroscience · Philosophy · Philosophy and History of Science · Psychology
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.11 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2011 (5) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |