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The Algebraic Mind - (Learning, Development, and Conceptual Change) by Gary F Marcus (Paperback)

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In The Algebraic Mind, Gary Marcus attempts to integrate two theories about how the mind works, one that says that the mind is a computer-like manipulator of symbols, and another that says that the mind is a large network of neurons working together in parallel.
About the Author: Gary F. Marcus is Associate Professor of Psychology at New York University.
242 Pages
Psychology, Cognitive Psychology & Cognition
Series Name: Learning, Development, and Conceptual Change

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An attempt to integrate two theories about how the mind works, one that says that the mind is a computer-like manipulator of symbols, and another that says that the mind is a large network of neurons working together in parallel.

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In The Algebraic Mind, Gary Marcus attempts to integrate two theories about how the mind works, one that says that the mind is a computer-like manipulator of symbols, and another that says that the mind is a large network of neurons working together in parallel. Resisting the conventional wisdom that says that if the mind is a large neural network it cannot simultaneously be a manipulator of symbols, Marcus outlines a variety of ways in which neural systems could be organized so as to manipulate symbols, and he shows why such systems are more likely to provide an adequate substrate for language and cognition than neural systems that are inconsistent with the manipulation of symbols. Concluding with a discussion of how a neurally realized system of symbol-manipulation could have evolved and how such a system could unfold developmentally within the womb, Marcus helps to set the future agenda of cognitive neuroscience.

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In The Algebraic Mind, Marcus dives into the difficult waters of the connectionist-symbolic debate.--Kenneth J. Kurtz , Cognitive Sciences Society Newsletter--

About the Author

Gary F. Marcus is Associate Professor of Psychology at New York University.

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Dimensions (Overall): 8.9 Inches (H) x 5.54 Inches (W) x .53 Inches (D)

Weight: .79 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 242

Genre: Psychology

Sub-Genre: Cognitive Psychology & Cognition

Series Title: Learning, Development, and Conceptual Change

Publisher: MIT Press (MA)

Format: Paperback

Author: Gary F Marcus

Language: English

Street Date: January 24, 2003

TCIN: 86148289

UPC: 9780262632683

Item Number (DPCI): 247-27-0673

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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