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Life and Mind Ser.: Philosophical Issues in Biology and Psychology: New Phrenology : The Limits of Localizing Cognitive Processes in the Brain by William R. Uttal (2001, Hardcover)
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THE NEW PHRENOLOGY: THE LIMITS OF LOCALIZING COGNITIVE PROCESSES IN THE BRAIN (LIFE AND MIND: PHILOSOPHICAL ISSUES IN BIOLOGY AND PSYCHOLOGY) By William R. Uttal - Hardcover **BRAND NEW**.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherMIT Press
ISBN-100262210177
ISBN-139780262210171
eBay Product ID (ePID)1865906
Product Key Features
Number of Pages276 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameNew Phrenology : the Limits of Localizing Cognitive Processes in the Brain
Publication Year2001
SubjectNeurology, General, Cognitive Psychology & Cognition
TypeTextbook
AuthorWilliam R. Uttal
Subject AreaPsychology, Medical
SeriesLife and Mind Ser.: Philosophical Issues in Biology and Psychology
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight20.5 Oz
Item Length9.1 in
Item Width6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN00-052534
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition21
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal612.8/2
SynopsisWilliam Uttal is concerned that in an effort to prove itself a hard science, psychology may have thrown away one of its most important methodological tools-a critical analysis of the fundamental assumptions that underlie day-to-day empirical research. In this book Uttal addresses the question of localization: whether psychological processes can be defined and isolated in a way that permits them to be associated with particular brain regions. New, noninvasive imaging technologies allow us to observe the brain while it is actively engaged in mental activities. Uttal cautions, however, that the excitement of these new research tools can lead to a neuroreductionist wild goose chase. With more and more cognitive neuroscientific data forthcoming, it becomes critical to question their limitations as well as their potential. Uttal reviews the history of localization theory, presents the difficulties of defining cognitive processes, and examines the conceptual and technical difficulties that should make us cautious about falling victim to what may be a "neo-phrenological" fad., Addresses the question of localization: whether psychological processes can be defined and isolated in a way that permits them to beassociated with particular brain regions., William Uttal is concerned that in an effort to prove itself a hard science, psychology may have thrown away one of its most important methodological tools--a critical analysis of the fundamental assumptions that underlie day-to-day empirical research. In this book Uttal addresses the question of localization: whether psychological processes can be defined and isolated in a way that permits them to be associated with particular brain regions. New, noninvasive imaging technologies allow us to observe the brain while it is actively engaged in mental activities. Uttal cautions, however, that the excitement of these new research tools can lead to a neuroreductionist wild goose chase. With more and more cognitive neuroscientific data forthcoming, it becomes critical to question their limitations as well as their potential. Uttal reviews the history of localization theory, presents the difficulties of defining cognitive processes, and examines the conceptual and technical difficulties that should make us cautious about falling victim to what may be a "neo-phrenological" fad.
LC Classification NumberQP385.U86 2001
