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Abstract
This commentary emphasizes the importance of how we individuate cognitive capacities, operations, and vehicles. It challenges the target article's reliance on mechanistic notions of computation and medium-independence and uses examples from the memory literature to suggest that the role played by metabolic considerations in cognitive models will depend on questions of taxonomy and cognitive ontology.
期刊介绍:
Behavioral and Brain Sciences (BBS) is a highly respected journal that employs an innovative approach called Open Peer Commentary. This format allows for the publication of noteworthy and contentious research from various fields including psychology, neuroscience, behavioral biology, and cognitive science. Each article is accompanied by 20-40 commentaries from experts across these disciplines, as well as a response from the author themselves. This unique setup creates a captivating forum for the exchange of ideas, critical analysis, and the integration of research within the behavioral and brain sciences, spanning topics from molecular neurobiology and artificial intelligence to the philosophy of the mind.