呼吁在神经科学中更加明确因果关系。
A call for more clarity around causality in neuroscience.
机构信息
Departments of Neuroscience and Philosophy, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory and Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.
出版信息
Trends Neurosci. 2022 Sep;45(9):654-655. doi: 10.1016/j.tins.2022.06.003. Epub 2022 Jul 6.
Abstract
In neuroscience, the term 'causality' is used to refer to different concepts, leading to confusion. Here we illustrate some of those variations, and we suggest names for them. We then introduce four ways to enhance clarity around causality in neuroscience.
摘要
在神经科学中，术语“因果关系”用于指代不同的概念，导致混淆。在这里，我们举例说明了其中的一些变化，并为它们提供了名称。然后，我们提出了四种方法来提高神经科学中因果关系的清晰度。
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