The perspective that cognition emerges from distributed, intricate networks of neural connections.

A method comparing two impaired neural substrates to prove independent cognitive functions.

The visual pathway processing spatial location and geometric orientation.

An early pseudoscientific attempt to map cognitive functions to specific bumps on the skull.

A laboratory technique used to map exact anatomical connectivity along physical neural pathways.

Analyzing cognitive systems based strictly on functional output rather than material makeup.

Brain region specifically responsible for the reception and comprehension of language.

Measures brain activity indirectly by tracking blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) signals.

The idea that identical mental properties can be instantiated in completely different physical substrates.

Infers brain function by measuring metabolic activity via the uptake of a radioactive tracer.

Jerry Fodor's framework proposing the brain functions as specialized, functionally encapsulated components.

The visual pathway processing specific object features like color, shape, and texture.