Florian Hutzler
Florian Hutzler is a researcher in psychology and author of a 2014 paper proposing a revised formulation of reverse inference.
Who they are
The work of Florian Hutzler reaches this site through the paper listed below. On this site the name is tied to Reverse Inference.
Key papers
Hutzler, F. (2014). Reverse inference is not a fallacy per se: Cognitive processes can be inferred from functional imaging data. NeuroImage, 84, 1061-1069. What it reports: The paper argues that reverse inference is not a fallacy in itself, proposes adding the task setting as a condition, and shows that its predictive power can depend on the process, the region and the task setting.
Key ideas
Reverse Inference: Reasoning from a measured pattern back to a feeling or mental state, which needs its own evidence.
Sources
- Hutzler, F. (2014). Reverse inference is not a fallacy per se: Cognitive processes can be inferred from functional imaging data. NeuroImage, 84, 1061-1069.