Rathkopf, Charles (2013) Localization and Intrinsic Function. [Preprint]
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Abstract
This paper 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 con- cept of may help to overcome the explanatory limitations of task-bound functional analysis.
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Keywords: | localization, neural function, modularity, resting state | ||||||
Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Biology > Function/Teleology Specific Sciences > Cognitive Science Specific Sciences > Computation/Information Specific Sciences > Neuroscience |
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Depositing User: | Dr. Charles Rathkopf | ||||||
Date Deposited: | 06 Sep 2017 14:47 | ||||||
Last Modified: | 06 Sep 2017 14:47 | ||||||
Item ID: | 13392 | ||||||
DOI or Unique Handle: | https://doi.org/10.1086/668878 | ||||||
Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Biology > Function/Teleology Specific Sciences > Cognitive Science Specific Sciences > Computation/Information Specific Sciences > Neuroscience |
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Date: | January 2013 | ||||||
URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/13392 |
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