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A sensorimotor alternative to coding is possible

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 November 2019

Paul Cisek
Paul Cisek*
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Department of Neuroscience, University of Montréal, Montréal, QCH3C 3J7, Canada. paul.cisek@umontreal.cawww.cisek.org/pavel
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Abstract

If we abandon the coding metaphor in favor of models of the full behavioral loop, we need a way to dissect that loop into understandable pieces. I suggest that evolutionary data provide a solution. We can subdivide behavior into parallel sensorimotor subsystems by following the phylogenetic history of how those systems differentiated and specialized during our evolution, leading to promising ways of re-interpreting neural activity within the context of its pragmatic role in mediating interaction.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 42 , 2019 , e222
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