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The fragility of the locality assumption: Comparative evidence

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 September 1997

Philip J. Benson
Philip J. Benson
Affiliation:
University Laboratory of Physiology, Oxford, OX1 3PT, United Kingdomphilip.benson.@physiol.ox.ac.uk www.physiol.ox.ac.uk/~pjb
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Abstract

The locality assumption (LA) seems rather awkward, especially when one considers centres of neuronal specialisation as defined by observed CNS activity. It is clear from electrophysiology that extra-striate functional compartmentalisation (modularity) is rather less well-defined than first thought; neuropsychological assessment attaching significance to varieties of preserved behaviour also reveals that some basic flaws must be inherent in current reasoning supporting LA.

Type
Continuing Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 20 , Issue 3 , September 1997 , pp. 515 - 516
Copyright
© 1997 Cambridge University Press

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