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Is “the brain” a helpful metaphor for neuroscience?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 November 2019

Fred Keijzer Open the ORCID record for Fred Keijzer [Opens in a new window]
Fred Keijzer*
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Department of Theoretical Philosophy, University of Groningen, 9712 GL/19Groningen, The Netherlands. f.a.keijzer@rug.nlhttp://www.rug.nl/staff/f.a.keijzer/index
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Abstract

Brette criticizes the notion of neural coding as used in neuroscience as a way to clarify the causal structure of the brain. This criticism will be positioned in a wider range of findings and ideas from other branches of neuroscience and biology. While supporting Brette's critique, these findings also suggest the need for more radical changes in neuroscience than Brette envisions.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 42 , 2019 , e234
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