کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
930849 1474508 2006 7 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
The sometimes pernicious role of theory in science
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری علم عصب شناسی علوم اعصاب رفتاری
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The sometimes pernicious role of theory in science
چکیده انگلیسی

The role of theory in science is discussed in the context of understanding brain function. Historically, theories of brain functions have oscillated between localization and anti-localization beliefs. In the last 50 years, the important discoveries of the ascending reticular activating system (ARAS), feature extracting neurons and synaptic growth led many to orthodoxy. Research became more and more focused upon the elements comprising the nervous system and their interconnections. The mainstream belief became that many brain functions including consciousness were localized, certain kinds of brain injuries produced irreversible functional deficits. Contrary scientific challenges were discouraged by the omnipresence of such theory. Examples of theoretical “Einstellungen” in the areas of ARAS, coma, treatment of brain injuries and consciousness are given, as well as signs that the pendulum is swinging back to an approach to the system as a whole rather than a focus on its parts.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: International Journal of Psychophysiology - Volume 62, Issue 3, December 2006, Pages 377–383
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