Intertheoretic reduction: A neuroscientist's field guide

Might psychology someday be reduced to (that is, be exhaustively explained by) computational neurobiology? Many still say no. We approach this question through a brief survey of some prominent intertheoretic reductions drawn from the history of science. A general characterization of reduction is constructed from these, and some important philosophical and methodological lessons are drawn. The five most popular objections to the possibility of a neurobiological reduction of psychology are then addressed, and defeated.