Book chapter
Computation and Its Neural Implementation in Human Cognition
The Neocortex, pp.323-346
Strungmann Forum Reports, 27, Mit Press
01/01/2019
Abstract
How do the computations of the cerebral cortex and subcortical structures account for human perception, cognition, and affect? Answering this question requires understanding how the neurobiological and functional properties of the human brain give rise to the repertoire of human faculties and behavior, and hence, an understanding of the neural mechanisms that implement these functions. While research over the past decades has made substantial progress toward this end, significant challenges still lie ahead, and new opportunities open up daily as neuroscience and related fields develop and implement new theories and technologies. To (begin to) address these challenges, this chapter explores conceptual and methodological aspects inherent to the study of the neurobiology of the human mind that are at the core of the current "central paradigm" (Kuhn 1962) in neuroscience, but are often taken for granted and undergo little scrutiny. In particular, it discusses what defines or constitutes "uniquely human" mental capacities, the promises and pitfalls of using animal models to understand the human brain, whether neural solutions and computations are shared across species or repurposed for potentially uniquely human capacities, and what inspiration and information can be drawn from recent developments in artificial intelligence. Attention is given to laying out desiderata for future investigations into the human mind.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Computation and Its Neural Implementation in Human Cognition
- Creators
- Lucia Melloni - MaxElizabeth A. Buffalo - University of WashingtonStanislas Dehaene - InsermKarl J. Friston - Wellcome TrustAsif A. Ghazanfar - Princeton UniversityAnne-Lise Giraud - University of GenevaScott T. Grafton - Univ Calif Santa Barbara, Psychol & Brain Sci, Ucen Dr, Santa Barbara, CA 93105 USASaskia Haegens - Columbia UniversityBijan Pesaran - NYU, Ctr Neural Sci, New York, NY 10003 USAChristopher I. Petkov - University of Newcastle AustraliaDavid Poeppel - NYU, Dept Psychol, 6 Washington Pl, New York, NY 10003 USA
- Contributors
- W Singer (Editor)T J Sejnowski (Editor)P Rakic (Editor)
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Publication Details
- The Neocortex, pp.323-346
- Publisher
- Mit Press; CAMBRIDGE
- Series
- Strungmann Forum Reports; 27
- Number of pages
- 24
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/01/2019
- Academic Unit
- Neurosurgery; Iowa Neuroscience Institute; Otolaryngology
- Record Identifier
- 9984360003902771
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