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Neural code: Another breach in the wall?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 November 2019

Chloé Huetz ,
Samira Souffi ,
Victor Adenis  and
Jean-Marc Edeline Open the ORCID record for Jean-Marc Edeline [Opens in a new window]
Chloé Huetz
Affiliation:
Institute of Neuroscience, NeuroPSI, UMR CNRS 9197, Université Paris-Sud, 91405Orsay, France. chloe.huetz@u-psud.frsamira.souffi@u-psud.frvictor.adenis@u-psud.frjean-marc.edeline@u-psud.frhttp://neuro-psi.cnrs.fr/
Samira Souffi
Affiliation:
Institute of Neuroscience, NeuroPSI, UMR CNRS 9197, Université Paris-Sud, 91405Orsay, France. chloe.huetz@u-psud.frsamira.souffi@u-psud.frvictor.adenis@u-psud.frjean-marc.edeline@u-psud.frhttp://neuro-psi.cnrs.fr/
Victor Adenis
Affiliation:
Institute of Neuroscience, NeuroPSI, UMR CNRS 9197, Université Paris-Sud, 91405Orsay, France. chloe.huetz@u-psud.frsamira.souffi@u-psud.frvictor.adenis@u-psud.frjean-marc.edeline@u-psud.frhttp://neuro-psi.cnrs.fr/
Jean-Marc Edeline
Affiliation:
Institute of Neuroscience, NeuroPSI, UMR CNRS 9197, Université Paris-Sud, 91405Orsay, France. chloe.huetz@u-psud.frsamira.souffi@u-psud.frvictor.adenis@u-psud.frjean-marc.edeline@u-psud.frhttp://neuro-psi.cnrs.fr/
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Abstract

Brette presents arguments that query the existence of the neural code. However, he has neglected certain evidence that could be viewed as proof that a neural code operates in the brain. Albeit these proofs show a link between neural activity and cognition, we discuss why they fail to demonstrate the existence of an invariant neural code.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 42 , 2019 , e232
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