The Evolving Brain: The Mind and the Neural Control of Behavior
Author:   C. H. Vanderwolf
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2007
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9781441941701


Pages:   104
Publication Date:   29 October 2010
Format:   Paperback
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Present-day behavioral and cognitive neuroscience is based on the idea that the conventional philosophical theory of the mind provides a reliable guide to the functional organization of the brain. Consequently, much effort has been expended in a search for the neural basis of such psychological categories as memory, attention, emotion, motivation, and perception. This book argues that (a) conventional psychological concepts originate from the philosophical speculations of ancient Greek philosophers, especially Plato and Aristotle; (b) there is serious doubt that these ancient philosophical analyses provide a reliable guide to the understanding of the human mind, human behavior, or the organization of the brain; and (c) that modern scientific studies of animal behavior provide a better guide to the study of the functional organization of the brain than is provided by conventional psychological concepts.

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Author:   C. H. Vanderwolf
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2007
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 0.60cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9781441941701


ISBN 10:   1441941703
Pages:   104
Publication Date:   29 October 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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"From the reviews: ""Vanderwolf … critiques current approaches to the study of the neural basis of mind, particularly as they apply to psychological processes such as perception, attention, motivation, emotion, memory, and cognition. … Vanderwolf reminds those interested in the field of the brain, behaviour, and the mind that works best when it rests on objective data. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty."" (C. R. Timmons, CHOICE, Vol. 44 (11), July, 2007)"


From the reviews: Vanderwolf ! critiques current approaches to the study of the neural basis of mind, particularly as they apply to psychological processes such as perception, attention, motivation, emotion, memory, and cognition. ! Vanderwolf reminds those interested in the field of the brain, behaviour, and the mind that works best when it rests on objective data. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty. (C. R. Timmons, CHOICE, Vol. 44 (11), July, 2007)


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