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- A proposal for a fully post-phrenological neuroscience that details the evolutionary roots of functional diversity in brain regions and networks.
- About the Author: Michael L. Anderson is Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and a member of the graduate faculty in the Neuroscience and Cognitive Science program at the University of Maryland, College Park.
- 416 Pages
- Medical, Neuroscience
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A proposal for a fully post-phrenological neuroscience that details the evolutionary roots of functional diversity in brain regions and networks. The computer analogy of the mind has been as widely adopted in contemporary cognitive neuroscience as was the analogy of the brain as a collection of organs in phrenology. Just as the phrenologist would insist that each organ must have its particular function, so contemporary cognitive neuroscience is committed to the notion that each brain region must have its fundamental computation. In After Phrenology, Michael Anderson argues that to achieve a fully post-phrenological science of the brain, we need to reassess this commitment and devise an alternate, neuroscientifically grounded taxonomy of mental function. Anderson contends that the cognitive roles played by each region of the brain are highly various, reflecting different neural partnerships established under different circumstances. He proposes quantifying the functional properties of neural assemblies in terms of their dispositional tendencies rather than their computational or information-processing operations. Exploring larger-scale issues, and drawing on evidence from embodied cognition, Anderson develops a picture of thinking rooted in the exploitation and extension of our early-evolving capacity for iterated interaction with the world. He argues that the multidimensional approach to the brain he describes offers a much better fit for these findings, and a more promising road toward a unified science of minded organisms.About the Author
Michael L. Anderson is Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and a member of the graduate faculty in the Neuroscience and Cognitive Science program at the University of Maryland, College Park. He was a 2012-13 Fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University.Dimensions (Overall): 9.0 Inches (H) x 6.0 Inches (W) x 1.11 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.62 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 416
Genre: Medical
Sub-Genre: Neuroscience
Publisher: Bradford Book
Format: Paperback
Author: Michael L Anderson
Language: English
Street Date: December 14, 2021
TCIN: 1004356244
UPC: 9780262544733
Item Number (DPCI): 247-39-9492
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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