Theory and Method In The Neurosciences
  1. 400 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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About this book

Theory and Method in the Neurosciences surveys the nature and structure of theories in contemporary neuroscience, exploring many of its methodological techniques and problems. The essays in this volume from the Pittsburgh -Konstanz series explore basic questions about how to relate theories of neuroscience and cognition, the multilevel character of such theories, and their experimental bases. Philosophers and scientists (and some who are both) examine the topics of explanation and mechanisms, simulation and computation, imaging and animal models that raise questions about the forefront of research in cognitive neuroscience. Their work will stimulate new thinking in anyone interested in the mind or brain and in recent theories of their connections.

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Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Introduction
  3. 1. The Origin and Development of the Neurosciences
  4. 2. Theory Structure in the Neurosciences
  5. 3. On the Nature of Explanation in the Neurosciences
  6. 4. Mechanisms, Coherence, and the Place of Psychology: Commentary on Revonsuo
  7. 5. Cognitive Neuroscience:Relating Neural Mechanisms and Cognition
  8. 6. Discovering Mechanisms in Neurobiology: The Case of Spatial Memory
  9. 7. The Explanatory Power and Limits of Simulation Models in the Neurosciences
  10. 8. The Semantic Challenge to Computational Neuroscience
  11. 9. Functional Imaging Evidence: Some Epistemic Hot Spots
  12. 10. Extrapolation from Animal Models:Social Life, Sex, and Super Models
  13. 11. Under the Lamppost:Commentary on Schaffner
  14. 12. Consciousness: A Neurological Perspective
  15. Index