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The Languages of the Brain (Mind/Brain/Behaviour Initiative): 6 (Mind/Brain/Behavior Initiative)
Albert M. Galaburda (Ed.)
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Description for The Languages of the Brain (Mind/Brain/Behaviour Initiative): 6 (Mind/Brain/Behavior Initiative)
Hardcover. The only way we can convey our thoughts to another person is through verbal language. Does this imply that our thoughts ultimately rely on words? This text takes the contrary position, arguing that many possible "languages of thought" play different roles in the life of the mind. Editor(s): Galaburda, Albert M.; Kosslyn, Stephen M.; Christen, Yves. Series: Mind/Brain/Behavior Initiative. Num Pages: 432 pages, 13 halftones, 18 line illustrations, 3 tables, 8 boxes. BIC Classification: JMM; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 812.
The only way we can convey our thoughts in detail to another person is through verbal language. Does this imply that our thoughts ultimately rely on words? Is there only one way in which thoughts can occur? This ambitious book takes the contrary position, arguing that many possible "languages of thought" play different roles in the life of the mind.
"Language" is more than communication. It is also a means of representing information in both working and long-term memory. It provides a set of rules for combining and manipulating those representations.
A stellar lineup of international cognitive ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Series
Mind/Brain/Behavior Initiative
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674007727
SKU
V9780674007727
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About Albert M. Galaburda (Ed.)
Albert M. Galaburda is Emily Fisher-Landau Professor of Neurology (Neuroscience) at Harvard Medical School. Stephen M. Kosslyn is John Lindsley Professor of Psychology in Memory of William James, Emeritus, at Harvard University and Director of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University. Yves Christen is Vice President of Fondation Ipsen in Paris.
Reviews for The Languages of the Brain (Mind/Brain/Behaviour Initiative): 6 (Mind/Brain/Behavior Initiative)
This is an extremely useful book, one that will have wide appeal to an audience of cognitive scientists, neuroscientists, psychologists, philosophers, and possibly the growing number of humanities scholars interested in the interface of cognitive science and the arts. I can't think of any book that collects so many approaches to mental representation between one set of covers and ... Read more