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Functional specialization does not require a one-to-one mapping between brain regions and emotions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 May 2012

Andrea Scarantino
Andrea Scarantino
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Department of Philosophy and Neuroscience Institute, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30302. ascarantino@gsu.eduhttps://sites.google.com/site/andreascarantinoswebsite/
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Abstract

Lindquist et al. have assumed that functional specialization requires a one-to-one mapping between brain regions and discrete emotions. This assumption is in tension with the fact that regions can have multiple functions in the context of different, possibly distributed, networks. Once we open the door to other forms of functional specialization, neuroimaging data no longer favor constructionist models over natural kind models.

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Open Peer Commentary
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 35 , Issue 3 , June 2012 , pp. 161 - 162
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2012

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