Editing Philosophy of perception (section)

==Beyond spatial representation==
Traditionally, the philosophical investigation of perception has focused on the sense of vision as the paradigm of sensory perception.<ref>{{cite book |last1= Barwich |first1=Ann-Sophie |date=2020 |title=Smellosophy: What the Nose tells the Mind |publisher=Harvard University Press |page=310 |isbn=9780674983694}}</ref> However, studies on the other sensory modalities, such as the sense of smell, can challenge what we consider characteristic or essential features of perception. Take olfaction as an example. Spatial representation relies on a "mapping" paradigm that maps the spatial structures of the stimuli onto discrete neural structures and representations.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-12-11|title=Nautilus {{!}} Science Connected|url=http://nautil.us/|access-date=2020-12-11|website=Nautilus}}</ref> However, olfactory science has shown us that perception is also a matter of associative learning, observational refinement, and a decision-making process that is context-dependent. One of the consequences of these discoveries on the philosophy of perception is that common perceptual effects such as conceptual imagery turn more on the neural architecture and its development than the topology of the stimulus itself.<ref>{{cite book |last1= Barwich |first1=Ann-Sophie |date=2020 |title=Smellosophy: What the Nose tells the Mind |publisher=Harvard University Press |page=311 |isbn=9780674983694}}</ref>