History & Philosophy of the Life Sciences· 2026Q1
Looking for keys in model organisms: interpreting and keying-up in basal cognition
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A new framework, the DEKI account augmented with 'interpretation-' and 'key-sketches,' offers a structured way to understand how model organisms are extended to new research areas.
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Key points
- Introduces 'interpretation-sketches' and 'key-sketches' as novel concepts.
- These sketches are incomplete, heuristically justified mappings between models and targets.
- The framework analyzes how model organisms are extended to novel research fields.
- Case studies from basal cognition illustrate the application of the framework in neuroscientific research.
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Abstract
Abstract In this article, I analyse what epistemic operations are involved in extending model organisms to a novel research field. To this end, I draw on the DEKI account of scientific representation, and augment it by introducing the notions of “interpretation-” and “key-sketches”. These refer to the incomplete and heuristically-justified mappings between models and targets that are initially constructed while the model is being developed for a particular use. I substantiate this proposal by analysing three case studies coming from the emerging research area of basal cognition, where stablished model organisms are adopted for novel uses in the context of neuroscientific research.
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