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Perspectives on Neuroscience
Published on: July 31, 2007
What the cognitive neurosciences mean to me
1São Paulo State University (UNESP) - Institute of Biosciences - 18618-000 - Botucatu - SP, Brazil
Mens Sana Monographs
|November 8, 2011
Summary
Cognitive Neuroscience links brain activity measurements with cognitive tasks to map brain functions. Understanding the mind-brain connection requires exploring molecular mechanisms beyond standard reductionist approaches.
Area of Science:
- Interdisciplinary research bridging neurosciences and cognitive sciences.
- Focus on mapping cognitive functions within the human brain using neuroimaging.
Background:
- Cognitive Neuroscience integrates brain activity measurement with cognitive task performance.
- Successful in connecting brain sciences (Neurosciences) and mind sciences (Cognitive Sciences).
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the relationship between mind and brain.
- To explore how molecular mechanisms underpin cognition and consciousness.
Main Methods:
- Neuroimaging techniques to measure brain activity.
- Simultaneous performance of cognitive tasks by human subjects.
Main Results:
- Localization of cognitive functions in the human brain.
- Identification of areas for new investigations in Molecular Neurobiology.
Conclusions:
- Standard reductionist explanations are insufficient for understanding cognition and consciousness at the molecular level.
- An alternative explanatory framework based on psycho-physical similarities and an integrated view of mentality within nature is proposed.
Keywords:
cognitive molecular neurobiologycognitive neuroscienceembedded and embodied cognitionhomeoresisphilosophy of mindreductionismstructuralismstructuralist-naturalistic approach“Covering law” modelMore Related Videos
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