Conceptual Change in Visual Neuroscience: The Receptive Field Concept

International Studies in the Philosophy of Science 34 (1):41-57 (2021)
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I focus on the concept of the receptive field of a sensory neuron, taking it as a prominent case to address conceptual change in the history of neuroscience. I argue for an interpretation of its ro...

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10.1080/02698595.2021.2002675

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