Theory and Method in the Neurosciences

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Pittsburgh University Press (2001)
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Surveys theories in contemporary neuroscience, exploring many of its methodological techniques and problems.

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9780822941408   0822941406

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10.1086/392948

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Cognitive neuroscienec: Relating neural mechanisms and cognition.William P. Bechtel
Consciousness: A neurological perspective.P. W. Schoenle & K. Schmeider
Theory structure in neuroscience.Valerie Gray Hardcastle & C. Matthew Stewart
On the nature of explanation in the neurosciences.  (pages 45--69)Antti Revonsuo
Mechanisms, Coherence, and Theory Choice in the Cognitive Neurosciences.  (pages 70-80)Stephan Hartmann
Mechanisms, coherence, and theory choice in the cognitive neurosciences.  (pages 70-80)Peter Machamer
Discovering mechanisms in neurobiology: The case of spatial memory.  (pages 112--137)Carl F. Craver & Lindley Darden
The explanatory power and limits of simulation models in the neurosciences.  (pages 138--154)H. Cruse
The semantic challenge to computational neuroscience.  (pages 155--172)Rick Grush
Functional imaging evidence: Some epistemic hotspots.  (pages 173--199)James Bogen
Extrapolation from Animal Models.  (pages 200)Kenneth F. Schaffner
Under the Lamppost.  (pages 231)Marcel Weber
A Neurological Perspective.  (pages 250)Paul-Walter Schoenle

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