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It's a Jungle in There: How Competition And Cooperation In The Brain Shape The Mind: How Competition & Cooperation In The Brain Shape The Mind
David Rosenbaum
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paperback. It's a Jungle in There proposes that the overarching theory of biology, Darwin's theory, should be the overarching theory of cognitive psychology; David Rosenbaum suggests that the phenomena of cognitive psychology can be understood as emergent interactions among neural elements that compete and cooperate in a kind of inner jungle. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPM; JMR; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 162 x 14. Weight in Grams: 404.
It's a Jungle in There pursues the hypothesis that the overarching theory of biology, Darwin's theory, should be the overarching theory of cognitive psychology. David Rosenbaum, a cognitive psychologist and former editor of the Journal of Experimental Psychology, proposes that the phenomena of cognitive psychology can be understood as emergent interactions among neural elements that compete and cooperate in a kind of inner jungle. This perspective allows Rosenbaum to present cognitive psychology in a new way, both for students (for whom the book is mainly intended) and for seasoned investigators (who may be looking for a fresh way to approach ... Read more
It's a Jungle in There pursues the hypothesis that the overarching theory of biology, Darwin's theory, should be the overarching theory of cognitive psychology. David Rosenbaum, a cognitive psychologist and former editor of the Journal of Experimental Psychology, proposes that the phenomena of cognitive psychology can be understood as emergent interactions among neural elements that compete and cooperate in a kind of inner jungle. This perspective allows Rosenbaum to present cognitive psychology in a new way, both for students (for whom the book is mainly intended) and for seasoned investigators (who may be looking for a fresh way to approach ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780190263164
SKU
V9780190263164
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About David Rosenbaum
David A. Rosenbaum is Professor of Psychology at the Pennsylvania State University. He is an award-winning researcher and teacher in the field of cognitive psychology. His research on the cognitive psychology of motor control has helped bridge these two fields. His teaching of cognitive psychology has led him to the theory offered here.
Reviews for It's a Jungle in There: How Competition And Cooperation In The Brain Shape The Mind: How Competition & Cooperation In The Brain Shape The Mind
Rosenbaum, a psychology professor at Pennsylvania State University, asserts that the entire cognitive world operates along Darwinian lines-that competition among the neural circuits underlying motor behavior, thinking, memory and perception accounts for everything we think, say, and do. ... It's a Jungle in There deserves to be selected. It presents a bold idea that puts human cognition squarely onto the ... Read more