It's a Jungle in There: How Competition And Cooperation In The Brain Shape The Mind - Couverture souple

Rosenbaum, David

 
9780190263164: It's a Jungle in There: How Competition And Cooperation In The Brain Shape The Mind
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ISBN 10 : 0190263164 ISBN 13 : 9780190263164
Editeur : Oxford University Press, 2015

Synopsis

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 and understand their material). Rather than depicting the discipline as a rag-tag collection of miscellaneous facts, as has generally been the case in textbooks, this book presents cognitive psychology under a single rubric: "It's a jungle in there." Making continual reference to hypothetical neural creatures eking out their livings in a tough environment, the book offers an over-arching principle that will both entertain readers and motivate more in-depth study of the mind and brain.

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À propos de l?auteur

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.

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Éditeur
Oxford University Press
Date d'édition
2015
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0190263164
ISBN 13 
9780190263164
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
272
Coordonnées du fabricant
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9780199829774: It's a Jungle in There: How Competition and Cooperation in the Brain Shape the Mind

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0199829772 ISBN 13 :  9780199829774
Editeur : Oxford University Press Inc, 2014
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