Cognition and the Brain: The Philosophy and Neuroscience Movement

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511610608

This volume provides an up to date and comprehensive overview of the philosophy and neuroscience movement, which applies the methods of neuroscience to traditional philosophical problems and uses philosophical methods to illuminate issues in neuroscience. At the heart of the movement is the conviction that basic questions about human cognition, many of which have been studied for millennia, can be answered only by a philosophically sophisticated grasp of neuroscience's insights into the processing of information by the human brain. Essays in this volume are clustered around five major themes: data and theory in neuroscience; neural representation and computation; visuomotor transformations; color vision; and consciousness.

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv
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Contents
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List of Contributors
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Introduction
pp 1-24
- By Andrew Brook, Professor of Philosophy and Director, Institute of Cognitive Science, Carleton University, Pete Mandik, Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Coordinator, Cognitive Science Lab, William Paterson University
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DATA AND THEORY IN NEUROSCIENCE
pp 25-26
- By Andrew Brook, Director of the Institute of Cognitive Science and Professor of Philosophy, Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario, Kathleen Akins, Director of the McDonnell Project in Philosophy and Neuroscience and Associate Professor of Philosophy, Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia
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1 - Localization in the Brain and Other Illusions
pp 27-39
- By Valerie Gray Hardcastle, Professor of Philosophy, Virginia Polytechnic, C. Matthew Stewart, Resident, Johns Hopkins University in Otolaryngology
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2 - Neurophenomenology: An Introduction for Neurophilosophers
pp 40-97
- By Evan Thompson, Canada Research Chair and Associate Professor of Philosophy, York University, Antoine Lutz, Postdoctoral Fellow, W. M. Keck Laboratory for Functional Brain Imaging and Behavior, Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Diego Cosmelli, Ecole Polytechnique, Paris
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3 - Out of the Mouths of Autistics: Subjective Report and Its Role in Cognitive Theorizing
pp 98-128
- By Victoria McGeer, Research Associate, Center for Human Values, Princeton
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NEURAL REPRESENTATION
pp 129-130
- By Andrew Brook, Director of the Institute of Cognitive Science and Professor of Philosophy, Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario, Kathleen Akins, Director of the McDonnell Project in Philosophy and Neuroscience and Associate Professor of Philosophy, Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia
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4 - Moving Beyond Metaphors: Understanding the Mind for What It Is
pp 131-159
- By Chris Eliasmith, Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Engineering and Director, Computational Neuroscience Research Group, University of Waterloo
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5 - Brain Time and Phenomenological Time
pp 160-207
- By Rick Grush, Associate Professor of Philosophy, UCSD
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6 - The Puzzle of Temporal Experience
pp 208-238
- By Sean D. Kelly, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Princeton
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VISUOMOTOR TRANSFORMATION
pp 239-240
- By Andrew Brook, Director of the Institute of Cognitive Science and Professor of Philosophy, Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario, Kathleen Akins, Director of the McDonnell Project in Philosophy and Neuroscience and Associate Professor of Philosophy, Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia
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7 - Grasping and Perceiving Objects
pp 241-283
- By Pierre Jacob, Professor of Philosophy and Director, Jean Nicod Institute, Paris
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8 - Action-Oriented Representation
pp 284-306
- By Pete Mandik, Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Coordinator, Cognitive Science Lab, William Paterson University
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COLOR VISION
pp 307-308
- By Andrew Brook, Director of the Institute of Cognitive Science and Professor of Philosophy, Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario, Kathleen Akins, Director of the McDonnell Project in Philosophy and Neuroscience and Associate Professor of Philosophy, Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia
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9 - Chimerical Colors: Some Novel Predictions from Cognitive Neuroscience
pp 309-335
- By Paul M. Churchland, Professor of Philosophy, UC San Diego
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10 - Opponent Processing, Linear Models, and the Veridicality of Color Perception
pp 336-378
- By Zoltán Jakab, Békésy Postdoctoral Fellow, Budapest University of Technology and Economics
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CONSCIOUSNESS
pp 379-380
- By Andrew Brook, Director of the Institute of Cognitive Science and Professor of Philosophy, Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario, Kathleen Akins, Director of the McDonnell Project in Philosophy and Neuroscience and Associate Professor of Philosophy, Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia
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11 - A Neurofunctional Theory of Consciousness
pp 381-396
- By Jesse J. Prinz, Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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12 - Making Consciousness Safe for Neuroscience
pp 397-422
- By Andrew Brook, Professor of Philosophy and Director, Institute of Cognitive Science, Carleton University
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Index
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The Philosophy and Neuroscience Movement

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Contents

Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

List of Contributors
pp vii-x

Introduction
pp 1-24

DATA AND THEORY IN NEUROSCIENCE
pp 25-26

1 - Localization in the Brain and Other Illusions
pp 27-39

2 - Neurophenomenology: An Introduction for Neurophilosophers
pp 40-97

3 - Out of the Mouths of Autistics: Subjective Report and Its Role in Cognitive Theorizing
pp 98-128

NEURAL REPRESENTATION
pp 129-130

4 - Moving Beyond Metaphors: Understanding the Mind for What It Is
pp 131-159

5 - Brain Time and Phenomenological Time
pp 160-207

6 - The Puzzle of Temporal Experience
pp 208-238

VISUOMOTOR TRANSFORMATION
pp 239-240

7 - Grasping and Perceiving Objects
pp 241-283

8 - Action-Oriented Representation
pp 284-306

COLOR VISION
pp 307-308

9 - Chimerical Colors: Some Novel Predictions from Cognitive Neuroscience
pp 309-335

10 - Opponent Processing, Linear Models, and the Veridicality of Color Perception
pp 336-378

CONSCIOUSNESS
pp 379-380

11 - A Neurofunctional Theory of Consciousness
pp 381-396

12 - Making Consciousness Safe for Neuroscience
pp 397-422

Index
pp 423-430

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