2017
DOI: 10.1016/j.shpsc.2017.04.002
|View full text |Cite
|
Sign up to set email alerts
|

HIT and brain reward function: A case of mistaken identity (theory)

Abstract: a b s t r a c tThis paper employs a case study from the history of neurosciencedbrain reward functiondto scrutinize the inductive argument for the so-called 'Heuristic Identity Theory' (HIT). The case fails to support HIT, illustrating why other case studies previously thought to provide empirical support for HIT also fold under scrutiny. After distinguishing two different ways of understanding the types of identity claims presupposed by HIT and considering other conceptual problems, we conclude that HIT is no… Show more

Help me understand this report

Search citation statements

Order By: Relevance

Paper Sections

Select...

Citation Types

0
0
0

Year Published

2021
2021
2023
2023

Publication Types

Select...
1
1

Relationship

0
2

Authors

Journals

citations
Cited by 2 publications
references
References 87 publications
0
0
0
Order By: Relevance