Conceptual representations in the brain are formed by distributed groups of neurons
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SUPPORTED
the evidence backs this
confidence 88/100
Extensive neuroscientific evidence supports the principle that conceptual representations and cognitive functions in the brain are formed and processed by distributed networks of neurons acting in concert.
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THE DISTRIBUTED NOCICEPTIVE SYSTEM – A FRAMEWORK FOR UNDERSTANDING PAIN
2020 · cited by 104
Paper 0 demonstrates that pain experience is instantiated by widespread populations of neurons operating as a distributed system.
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Decoding the brain: from neural representations to mechanistic models
2024 · cited by 83
Paper 1 notes that a central principle of neuroscience is that neurons act in concert in distributed circuits to produce perception and cognition.
Distributed neural representations of conditioned threat in the human brain
2024 · cited by 37
Paper 2 shows that neural representations of threat and safety are distributed across multiple dynamic brain circuits.
More than labels: neural representations of emotion words are widely distributed across the brain
2024 · cited by 8
Paper 5 uses fMRI data to show that conceptual representations of emotion words are widely distributed across diverse brain regions.
Integrated Synaptic Phototransistors Mimicking Neural Population Coding
2022 · cited by 0
Paper 10 notes that memory and perception in the human brain are realized by the distributed and coordinated activity of neural populations.
More than labels: Neural representations of emotion words are widely distributed across the brain
2024 · cited by 0
Paper 11 confirms through neuroimaging that conceptual representations for emotion words are widely distributed throughout the brain.