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The Bayesian brain hypothesis emerged during a period of increasing mathematization in neuroscience and psychology, when computational approaches gained prestige and institutional support.
“The Bayesian brain hypothesis emerged during a period of increasing mathematization in neuroscience and psychology, when computational approaches gained prestige and institutional support (Dupré 1993; Piccinini and Craver 2011).”
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BackgroundThe myth of the Bayesian brain
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“The Bayesian brain hypothesis emerged during a period of increasing mathematization in neuroscience and psychology, when computational approaches gained prestige and institutional support (Dupré 1993; Piccinini and Craver 2011).”
- Authors
- Piccinini, G., & Craver, C.
- Affiliations
- University of Missouri–St. Louis (US)
- Washington University in St. Louis (US)
- Corresponding author
- Piccinini, Gualtiero
- Venue
- Synthese
- Published
- 2011-03-11
- Volume
- 183
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 283-311
- ISSN
- 0039-7857 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-0964
- OpenAlex
- W2172094690
- Cited by
- 508
- References
- 87
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- FWCI
- 108.42
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Synthese (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History and Philosophy of Science › Philosophy and History of Science
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Philosophy and Theoretical Science
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Embodied and Extended Cognition
- Keywords
- functional analysis, mechanistic explanation, cognitive ability, neural systems, philosophy of cognitive science
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