Cerebralization of mathematical quantities and physical features in neural science: A critical evaluation
Laurent Goffart
Abstract:At the turn of the 20th century, Henri Poincaré explained that geometry is a convention and that the properties of space and time are the properties of our measuring instruments. Intriguingly, numerous contemporary authors argue that space, time and even number are “encoded” within the brain, as a consequence of evolution, adaptation and natural selection. In the neuroscientific study of movement generation, the activity of neurons would “encode” kinematic parameters: when they emit action potentials, neurons … Show more
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