ScholarLens Back to search
2007•Unpublished venueRequires access

Explaining the brain : mechanisms and the mosaic unity of neuroscience

Carl F. Craver

Open publisher page 1,003 citations

Abstract

Craver offers explicit standards for successful explanation of the workings of the brain, on the basis of a systematic view about what neuroscientific explanations are: they are descriptions of mechanisms.

About this research paper

What this paper is about

Craver offers explicit standards for successful explanation of the workings of the brain, on the basis of a systematic view about what neuroscientific explanations are: they are descriptions of mechanisms.

Why it matters

OpenAlex reports 1003 citations for this work. Citation counts describe recorded attention and do not establish research quality.

Key contribution

A contribution statement is not available in the OpenAlex record.

Method / approach

Method details are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Main findings

Findings are not separately available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Limitations

Limitations are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Applications

Application details are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Available abstract

Craver offers explicit standards for successful explanation of the workings of the brain, on the basis of a systematic view about what neuroscientific explanations are: they are descriptions of mechanisms.

Key concepts: Relevance (law), Mosaic, Neuroscience, Cognitive science, Psychology, Field (mathematics), Mathematics, History

Related papers

Related paper 1Related paper 2Related paper 3
Back to paper searchBrowse research topicsOriginal source
Explaining the brain : mechanisms and the mosaic unity of neuroscience — Research Paper | ScholarLens