Can brain scanning and imaging techniques contribute to a theory of thinking?

Dialogues in Philosophy, Mental and Neuro Sciences 6 (2):49-56 (2013)
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In this article I analyse current efforts in cognitive neuroscience to explore the organic and cognitive processes involved in problem-solving. This analysis highlights a problem with assuming that cognitive processes can be wholly explained once one has explained organic processes. Reflection on scientific performance suggests how this problem can be evaded. This reflection on performance can also provide a paradigm for future neuroscientific research leading to a more detailed account of how brain locales and activities can be correlated with conscious cognitive acts.

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