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The present volume consists of new papers by leading philosophers of neuroscience advancing debates concerning foundational, conceptual and methodological issues in cognitive and systems neuroscience, as well as neuroscientifically inspired philosophy of mind. This introductory chapter presents the aims of the volume and provides a short overview of each contribution.
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Calzavarini, F., Viola, M. (2021). Introduction: New Challenges in the Philosophy of Neuroscience. In: Calzavarini, F., Viola, M. (eds) Neural Mechanisms. Studies in Brain and Mind, vol 17. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-54092-0_1
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