Dear Colleague,
In a couple of weeks time I have to contend, in open debate with Max
Coltheart, with the
issue of functional neuroimaging and cognitive theories. I suspect this
debate will center
on whether functional neuroimaging has been able to disambiguate between
competing
cognitive theories. I thought it might be nice to list what our
community considers to be
good examples of this (if there are any).
If you had time, could you discuss this with your colleagues and email me
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your favorite example of neuroimaging in resolving questions posed by
[competing]
cognitive theories? I would be most grateful. Could you
respond to my email above
(as opposed to or in addition to the help-line)?
With many thanks in anticipation,
Karl
Functional neuroimaging
has already told us a lot about cognition: Yes or No?
Methods of functional neuroimaging are used in a steadily increasing
number of scientific studies in psychology, the neurosciences, or
economics. While these studies have, without doubt, helped develop our
knowledge about brain functions, the issue addressed in this debate is to
what extent they also have contributed to a better understanding of
cognition.
Monday, 21 July, 15.00 – 16.30 h,
Hall 6
Moderator
Arno Villringer, Berlin Neuroimaging Center, Germany
Debaters
Max Coltheart, Macquarie Centre for Cognitive Science, Sydney,
Australia
Karl Friston, Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging, London, United
Kingdom