• DOI:10.1016/j.tics.2005.12.005
Corpus ID: 27185

Forward inference using functional neuroimaging: dissociations versus associations

@article{Henson2006ForwardIU,
  title={Forward inference using functional neuroimaging: dissociations versus associations},
  author={R. Henson},
  journal={Trends in Cognitive Sciences},
  year={2006},
  volume={10},
  pages={64-69}
}

R. Henson

Published 2006

Psychology, Medicine

Trends in Cognitive Sciences

Many people are excited by functional neuroimaging as a new tool for cognitive science; many others are sceptical. In this opinion article, I describe a 'forward inference' that one can make from patterns of brain activity to distinguish between cognitive theories. I give an example of forward inferences in research on recognition memory, and outline some statistical criteria for a 'qualitative difference' in brain activity. Forward inferences resemble the dissociation logic long-used in… CONTINUE READING

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