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Measuring the Hidden Activity of Neural Circuits

Readers encounter neural circuits through the revealing, and sometimes contested, perspective of measurement challenges. The planned chapters distinguish mechanisms from metaphors, empirical findings from predictions, and strong evidence from plausible conjecture. The emphasis is on neural circuits viewed through measurement challenges, with primary research, experimental methods, ecological or clinical context, and explanatory graphics. Which claims can be tested independently, and which remain interpretive?

PublisherLighthouse Books, Delaware, USA
Universal Book ID18401
SubjectNeural Circuits
DisciplineLife Sciences
LanguageEnglish
CategoryLife-science research synthesis
TagsNeural Circuits

Table of Contents

Introduction — Measuring the Hidden Activity of Neural Circuits
1. The Problem and Its Vocabulary in Neural Circuits
2. Evidence, Sources, and Their Limits for Measurement Challenges
3. Historical and Conceptual Foundations of Neural Circuits
4. Methods for Comparative Inquiry in Neuroscience and Cognition
5. Testing Rival Accounts: Neural Circuits
6. Interpretation Across Scales: Measurement Challenges
7. Evidence Gaps and Future Research: Neuroscience and Cognition
8. Theory in Contact with Practice: Neural Circuits
9. Observation, Measurement, and Meaning: Measurement Challenges
10. Assessing Strength of Evidence: Neuroscience and Cognition
11. Mechanisms and Explanatory Models: Neural Circuits
12. Local Cases and Wider Comparisons: Measurement Challenges
Conclusion — What the Evidence Allows
References and Further Reading
Index