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Neural code: Another breach in the wall?
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 November 2019
Abstract
Brette presents arguments that query the existence of the neural code. However, he has neglected certain evidence that could be viewed as proof that a neural code operates in the brain. Albeit these proofs show a link between neural activity and cognition, we discuss why they fail to demonstrate the existence of an invariant neural code.
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