Neuroreductionism

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  1. 1
    A form of reductionism which explains psychological phenomena in terms of neuroscience.

    "It is the central dogma of one careful type of neuroreductionism that such a reduction will eventually be possible for all psychological concepts and theories."

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"It is the central dogma of one careful type of neuroreductionism that such a reduction will eventually be possible for all psychological concepts and theories."

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From neuro- + reductionism.

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