Note from the Publisher: This piece belongs to the Merion West Legacy series, referring to articles and poems published between 2016 up to Spring 2025.

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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