ABSTRACT
Scientific theory consists of a set of concepts from which the perceiver observes the world. Through scientific theory, the perceiver gains the language and cognition to understand the structure of the world. In philosophy of science, the scientific process is an investigation for scientific laws of the natural world. Laws of nature are construed as responsible for regularities and patterns in the world. Explanations provide an understanding of why things are in the world through both theory of causation and theory of unification. Scientific theories in cultural neuroscience posit relations between environmental, cultural and genetic factors that regulate psychological and neurobiological mechanisms of behavior. Theory of unification in cultural neuroscience refers to the set of fundamental principles that explain a large range of phenomena. Cultural systems that guide causation arise from neural information processing mechanisms that perform at varying spatial and temporal scales.
