Introduction to issue of Principia on Neurophilosophy
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https://doi.org/10.5007/1808-1711.2026.e110910Keywords:
Neurophilosophy, mental processes, brain processes, cognitive sciences, neuroethicsAbstract
This is an introduction to the special issue dedicated to the 40th anniversary of Neurophilosophy: Toward a unified science of the mind/brain.
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