Explanation and levels in cognitive neuroscience

David Michael Kaplan

doi:10.1007/978-94-007-4707-4_4

Explanation and levels in cognitive neuroscience

David Michael Kaplan^*

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Abstract

Talk of levels is widespread in the life sciences including neuroscience. This chapter explores some of the most common characterizations of levels found in neuroscience, with a specific focus on how levels of organization are invoked in explanations.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Handbook of Neuroethics
Editors	Jens Clausen, Neil Levy
Place of Publication	Dordrecht
Publisher	Springer, Springer Nature
Pages	9-30
Number of pages	21
ISBN (Electronic)	9789400747074
ISBN (Print)	9789400747067
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4707-4_4
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2015

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