Some reductive Strategies in Cognitive Neurobiology

A powerful conception of representation and computation — drawn from recent work in the neurosciences — is here outlined. Its virtues are explained and explored in three important areas: sensory representation, sensorimotor coordination, and microphysical implementation. It constitutes a highly general conception of cognitive activity that has significant reductive potential.

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