Mental representation without neural representation: Understanding the evidence

It is common to hear neural states and processes described in representational terms, where it is alleged that neurons function to represent stimuli, categories, motor commands and various other things. Evidence for such a role is typically based upon the ways neurons reliably respond to specific stimuli. In a recent paper, Pohl et al. (2024) have offered a more formalized account of neural representation evidence that utilizes Shannon’s information theory. Despite the ingenuity of their theory,