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Podcast: Brain InspiredEpisode: BI 079 Romain Brette: The Coding Brain MetaphorPub date: 2020-07-27 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). Romain’s website.Twitter: @RomainBrette.The papers we discuss or mention:.Philosophy of the spike: rate-based vs. spike-based theories of the brain.Is coding a relevant metaphor for the brain? (bioRxiv link).Subjective physics.Related worksThe Ecological Approach to Visual Perception by James Gibson.Why Red Doesn’t Sound Like a Bell by Kevin O’Reagan. The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Paul Middlebrooks, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Podcast: <a href="https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/brain-inspired-paul-middlebrooks-e1D82rMKZyp/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Brain Inspired</a> Episode: <a href="https://www.listennotes.com/e/5c52ed8288414e87b111f63dd9b76908/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BI 079 Romain Brette: The Coding Brain Metaphor</a> Pub date: 2020-07-27 <a href="https://www.patreon.com/braininspired" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank"></a> 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). <ul><li><a href="http://romainbrette.fr/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Romain’s website</a>.</li><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/RomainBrette" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@RomainBrette</a>.</li><li>The papers we discuss or mention:.<ul><li><a href="http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnsys.2015.00151/abstract" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Philosophy of the spike: rate-based vs. spike-based theories of the brain.</a></li><li><a href="https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/behavioral-and-brain-sciences/article/is-coding-a-relevant-metaphor-for-the-brain/D578626E4888193FFFAE5B6E2C37E052" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Is coding a relevant metaphor for the brain?</a> (<a href="https://www.biorxiv.org/content/early/2018/07/13/168237" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">bioRxiv link</a>).</li><li><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/1311.3129" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Subjective physics</a>.</li></ul></li><li>Related works<ul><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1848725787/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1848725787&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=pmiddlebroo09-20&amp;linkId=656f795b7accc770360ecdb9b2b9641c" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Ecological Approach to Visual Perception</a> by James Gibson.</li><li><a href="http://nivea.psycho.univ-paris5.fr/BookWebPage/index.html" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Why Red Doesn’t Sound Like a Bell</a> by Kevin O’Reagan.</li></ul></li></ul> The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Paul Middlebrooks, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

BI 079 Romain Brette: The Coding Brain Metaphor

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). Romain's website.Twitter: @RomainBrette.The papers we discuss or mention:.Philosophy of the spike: rate-based vs. spike-based theories of the brain.Is coding a relevant metaphor for the brain? (bioRxiv link).Subjective physics.Related worksThe Ecological Approach to Visual Perception by James Gibson.Why Red Doesn't Sound Like a Bell by Kevin O’Reagan.

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). <ul><li><a href="http://romainbrette.fr/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Romain's website</a>.</li><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/RomainBrette" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@RomainBrette</a>.</li><li>The papers we discuss or mention:.<ul><li><a href="http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnsys.2015.00151/abstract" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Philosophy of the spike: rate-based vs. spike-based theories of the brain.</a></li><li><a href="https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/behavioral-and-brain-sciences/article/is-coding-a-relevant-metaphor-for-the-brain/D578626E4888193FFFAE5B6E2C37E052" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Is coding a relevant metaphor for the brain?</a> (<a href="https://www.biorxiv.org/content/early/2018/07/13/168237" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">bioRxiv link</a>).</li><li><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/1311.3129" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Subjective physics</a>.</li></ul></li><li>Related works<ul><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1848725787/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1848725787&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=pmiddlebroo09-20&amp;linkId=656f795b7accc770360ecdb9b2b9641c" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Ecological Approach to Visual Perception</a> by James Gibson.</li><li><a href="http://nivea.psycho.univ-paris5.fr/BookWebPage/index.html" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Why Red Doesn't Sound Like a Bell</a> by Kevin O’Reagan.</li></ul></li></ul>