Romain and I discuss his theoretical/philosophical work examining how neuroscientists rampantly misuse the word "code" when making claims about information processing in brains. We talk about the coding metaphor, various notions of information, the different roles and facets of mental representation, perceptual invariance, subjective physics, process versus substance metaphysics, and the experience of writing a Behavior and Brain Sciences article (spoiler: it's a demanding yet rewarding experience).
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Support the show to get full episodes and join the Discord community. Àlex Gómez-Marín heads The Behavior of Organisms Laboratory at the Institute of...
Find out more about Steve at his website. I discovered him when I found his book chapter "What Can AI Get from Neuroscience?" in...
