When Neuroscience Interjects Itself into Debates on Sexuality

When Neuroscience Interjects Itself into Debates on Sexuality
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“The concept is called ‘reverse inference.’ It’s both neuroscience’s greatest ambition, and the origin of its most frustratingly breathless overstatements.”

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Publisher's Note:

This work is preserved in Merion West’s archive of articles and poems published from 2016 through early 2025. Explore the archive