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    It is not the case that Neural and phenomenological evidence suggests representing space involves spatially organized brain processes that partly constitute the act itself.

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    • 1.Topographic organization in cortex could be epiphenomenal—a neural correlate that enables but doesn't constitute the abstract representational act itself.
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    • 2.Abstract spatial concepts (non-Euclidean geometry, higher dimensions) are representable despite lacking corresponding spatially organized brain processes.
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    • 3.Constitutive claims require showing the spatial process is logically necessary, not merely causally necessary, which neural evidence alone cannot establish.
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    • 1.Brain imaging shows topographic maps in visual cortex that structurally mirror spatial layout, suggesting representation involves spatial organization.
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    • 2.Spatial reasoning is impaired by damage to specific brain regions, implying the spatial brain process is constitutive of the cognitive act, not merely correlated.
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    • 3.Embodied cognition research demonstrates spatial reasoning depends on motor and proprioceptive systems, showing representation is grounded in organized bodily processes.
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