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Codes, Functions, and Causes: A Critique of Brette's Conceptual Analysis\n of Coding

2019/04/18 by David L. Barack, Barack, David, Andrew Jaegle +1
Neuroscience · #Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI) #Embodied and Extended Cognition #FOS: Biological sciences #FOS: Computer and information sciences #Functional Brain Connectivity Studies #Neural dynamics and brain function #Neurons and Cognition (q-bio.NC)

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1904.08873

openalex publication_date 2019/04/18 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

In a recent article, Brette argues that coding as a concept is inappropriate\nfor explanations of neurocognitive phenomena. Here, we argue that Brette's\nconceptual analysis mischaracterizes the structure of causal claims in coding\nand other forms of analysis-by-decomposition. We argue that analyses of this\nform are permissible, conceptually coherent, and offer essential tools for\nbuilding and developing models of neurocognitive systems like the brain.\n

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