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Cortex in context: Response to commentaries on neural reuse

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 October 2010

Michael L. Anderson
Michael L. Anderson
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Department of Psychology, Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA 17603, and Institute for Advanced Computer Studies, Neuroscience and Cognitive Science Program, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742. michael.anderson@fandm.eduhttp://www.agcognition.org
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Abstract

In this response, I offer some specific examples of neural workings, discuss the uncertainty of reverse inference, place neural reuse in developmental and cultural context, further differentiate reuse from plasticity, and clarify my position on embodied cognition. The concept of local neural workings is further refined, and some different varieties of reuse are identified. Finally, I lay out some opportunities for future research, and discuss some of the clinical implications of reuse in more detail.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 33 , Issue 4 , August 2010 , pp. 294 - 313
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2010

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