Table of Contents

List of Figures Notes on Contributors Introduction to Neurophilosophy, Nora Heinzelmann (University of Erlangen, Germany) 1. How the Perception of Vocal Emotions can be Measured Through Intracranial Recordings in the Human Brain, Marine Bobin (University of Zurich, Switzerland) 2. Electrophysiology, Human Agency, and Moral Psychology, Sofia Bonicalzi (Roma Tre University, Italy) 3. Finding Feelings of Responsibility in the Human Brain with Magnetoencephalography (MEG), Marwa El Zein (Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, Germany) 4. From “Blobs” to Mental States: The Epistemic Successes and Limitations of Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI), Javier Gomez-Lavin (University of Pennsylvania, USA) 5. Resting-State fMRI and Cognitive Neuroscience, Bryce Gessell (Southern Virginia University, USA) 6. Using TMS to Test Hypotheses about the Causal Roles of Specific Brain Regions, John Michael (Central European University, Vienna, Austria) 7. Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, Alexander Soutschek (Ludwig Maximilian University, Germany) 8. Cognitive Computational Neuroscience, J. Brendan Ritchie (The National Institute of Mental Health, USA) and Gualtiero Piccinini (University of Missouri - St. Louis, USA) 9. Individual Development: Developmental Neuroscience, Kristina Musholt (Leipzig University, Germany) and Charlotte Grosse Wiesmann (Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany) 10. About Leaving the Neuroscience Lab, Antonella Tramacere (University of Bologna, Italy) Index

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Presents an overview of the main neuroscientific methods and showcases how they can advance philosophical research.

About the Author

Nora Heinzelmann is Junior Faculty Member in the Institute for Philosophy at the University of Erlangen, Germany.

Reviews

This fine volume is an excellent introduction to the emerging interdisciplinary field of neurophilosophy. It offers detailed accounts of key neuroscientific methods as applied to central philosophical problems, illustrated with cutting-edge research. A must-have for anyone interested in what neuroscience has to offer to philosophy
*Guy Kahane, Professor of Moral Philosophy, University of Oxford, UK*

Nora Heinzelmann’s collection contains a great selection of contributions from an important field of philosophical thinking. Highly recommended, both for an overview over the entire field of Neurophilosophy, and for in-depth knowledge about specific topics and methods.
*Michael Pauen, Professor of Philosophy, Berlin School of Mind and Brain, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany*

Philosophy asks foundational questions about mind, mentation, and agency, and the methods and results from neuroscientific inquiry can help us make progress in addressing these questions. Though neurophilosophy is a relatively young field, its potential to deliver important new philosophical insights is evident throughout these pages.
*Chandra Sripada, Theophile,Raphael Professor and Professor of Philosophy, Psychiatry, and Cognitive Science, University of Michigan, USA*