Abstract

The debate on the validity of linking propositions [Teller, Vision Res. (1984)] is complicated by a threefold gap: anatomical, between experimentally accessible neuronal structures and the unknown substate of perceptual states; philogenetic, between species whose physiology has been studied in detail and the single species whose mental states are verifiable; and paradigmatic, between approaches traditionally employed by the physiological and psychological communities. Visually evoked potentials (VEPs) have found application in the clinical field and in studies of human development. They also provide a challenging approach to the study of linking propositions.

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