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EPISTEMOLOGIA DAS NEUROCIÊNCIAS: A INVESTIGAÇÃO EMPÍRICA

2011, Prometeus Filosofia em Revista

The possibility of experimental approach of mental phenomena continues to be discussed nowadays by philosophers, psychologists and neuroscientists. According to the concept that mental phenomena are resulting from brain activity, therefore organic phenomena, the objective of this essay is to show that empirical study of mental phenomena, especially consciousness, is not only possible, but desirable, despite the limitations found in Neuroscience field.