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reverse inference: a standalone construct

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Cognitive neuroscience

inferring that a mental process was engaged because a brain region known to support it was active, a move whose strength depends on the region's selectivity.

In cognitive neuroscience, reverse inference refers to inferring that a mental process was engaged because a brain region known to support it was active, a move whose strength depends on the region's selectivity. This meaning comes from Poldrack (2006) in Trends in Cognitive Sciences.[1]

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References

Poldrack, R. (2006). Can cognitive processes be inferred from neuroimaging data? Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 10(2), 59-63. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2005.12.004

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