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Neuron doctrine: Trivial versus radical versus do not dichotomize

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 October 1999

Barry Horwitz
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Neurosciences, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892 horwitz@helix.nih.gov

Abstract

Gold & Stoljar argue that there are two (often confused) neuron doctrines, one trivial and the other radical, with only the latter having the consequence that non-neuroscientific sciences of the mind will be discarded. They also attempt to show that there is no evidence supporting the radical doctrine. It is argued here that their dichotomy is artificial and misrepresents modern approaches to understanding the neuroscientific correlates of cognition and behavior.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Copyright
© 1999 Cambridge University Press

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