The neurobiological mechanisms underlying prefrontal transcranial direct current stimulation
(tDCS) remain elusive. Randomized, sham-controlled trials in humans and rodents applying …

Traditionally, in cognitive science the emphasis is on studying cognition from a
computational point of view. Studies in biologically inspired robotics and embodied …

A new theory is taking hold in neuroscience. It is the theory that the brain is essentially a
hypothesis-testing mechanism, one that attempts to minimise the error of its predictions …

In this paper we outline a framework for the study of the mechanisms involved in the
engagement of human agents with cultural affordances. Our aim is to better understand how …

In Neurocognitive Mechanisms Gualtiero Piccinini presents the most systematic, rigorous,
and comprehensive philosophical defence to date of the computational theory of cognition …

The concept of mechanism has been an important organizing principle in science and
philosophy since at least the early modern period (Dijksterhuis 1950 [1961]; Boas 1952) …

Since Hilary Putnam offered multiple realization as an empirical hypothesis in the 1960s,
philosophical consensus has turned against the idea that mental processes could be …

We sketch a framework for building a unified science of cognition. This unification is
achieved by showing how functional analyses of cognitive capacities can be integrated with …

A defense of the computational explanation of cognition that relies on mechanistic
philosophy of science and advocates for explanatory pluralism. In this book, Marcin …

We outline a framework of multilevel neurocognitive mechanisms that incorporates
representation and computation. We argue that paradigmatic explanations in cognitive …