Abstract
In neuroscience, the term ‘causality’ is used to refer to different concepts, leading to confusion. Here we illustrate some of those variations, and we suggest names for them. We then introduce four ways to enhance clarity around causality in neuroscience.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 654-655 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Trends in Neurosciences |
Volume | 45 |
Issue number | 9 |
Early online date | 6 Jul 2022 |
DOIs |
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Publication status | Published - Sept 2022 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2022 Elsevier Ltd
Funding
We thank Arash Afraz, Konrad P. Kording, Michael D. Fox, and Shan H. Siddiqui for helpful comments. This work was supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse at the National Institutes of Health (K99DA048748 to D.L.B.), the National Science Foundation (CAREER award 1945647 to L.N.R. and award 2043255 to N.C.R.), the Office of Naval Research (N000142212453 to E.K.M.), the JPB Foundation (to E.K.M.), and the Wellcome Trust (A.M.P.). The authors declare no competing interests in relation to this work.
Keywords
- causality
- inactivation
- perturbation
- stimulation