The Value of Failure in Science: The Story of Grandmother Cells in Neuroscience

The annals of science are filled with successes. Only in footnotes do we hear about the failures, the cul-de-sacs, and the forgotten ideas. Failure is how research advances. Yet it hardly features in theoretical perspectives on science. That is a mistake. Failures, whether clear-cut or ambiguous, ar...

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Main Author: Ann-Sophie Barwich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnins.2019.01121/full