Categorization in Neuroscience: Brain Response to Objects and Events

Abstract Neuroscientific methods have become an increasingly important influence on the study of cognitive processing. In this chapter, we look at how the study of patient populations in addition to neuroimaging techniques have been used to address basic questions about category knowledge. How does the brain represent category knowledge? What information is acquired during category learning? Why do people parse action streams into discrete events? We examine how neuroscience has shaped the way we ask and answer questions about category learning and representation. There may not be agreement about the answers, but neuroscientific methods have helped to make investigating the questions more interesting.

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