In cognitive science, we are currently witnessing a 'pragmatic turn', away from the traditional
representation-centered framework towards a paradigm that focuses on understanding …

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 …

Highlights•Neural systems process information by performing computations.•Neural
computation and information processing operate at many levels of organization.• …

Over the past four decades, philosophy of science has grown increasingly “local”. Concerns
have switched from general features of scientific practice to concepts, issues, and puzzles …

Computing systems are everywhere today. Even the brain is thought to be a sort of
computing system. But what does it mean to say that a given organ or system computes …

Philosophical proponents of predictive processing cast the novelty of predictive models of
perception in terms of differences in the functional role and information content of neural …

According to Marr, a computational-level theory consists of two elements, the what and the
why. This article highlights the distinct role of the Why element in the computational analysis …

The view that the brain is a sort of computer has functioned as a theoretical guideline both in
cognitive science and, more recently, in neuroscience. But since we can view every physical …

Functionalism, Computationalism, and Mental Contents Page 1 Functionalism, Computationalism,
and Mental Contents1 GUALTIERO PICCININI Washington University St. Louis, MO …

According to some philosophers, computational explanation is proprietary to psychology—it
does not belong in neuroscience. But neuroscientists routinely offer computational …