Can cognitive processes be inferred from neuroimaging data?
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Can cognitive processes be inferred from neuroimaging data?
There is much interest currently in using functional neuroimaging techniques to understand better the nature of cognition. One particular practice that has become common is 'reverse inference', by which the engagement of a particular cognitive process is inferred from the activation of a particular brain region. Such inferences are not deductively valid, but can still provide some information. ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Trends in Cognitive Sciences
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1364-6613
DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2005.12.004