{"product_id":"after-phrenology-michael-l-anderson-9780262544733","title":"After Phrenology: Neural Reuse and the Interactive Brain","description":"\u003cb\u003eA proposal for a fully post-phrenological neuroscience that details the evolutionary roots of functional diversity in brain regions and networks.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe computer analogy of the mind has been as widely adopted in contemporary cognitive neuroscience as was the analogy of the brain as a collection of organs in phrenology. Just as the phrenologist would insist that each organ must have its particular function, so contemporary cognitive neuroscience is committed to the notion that each brain region must have its fundamental computation. In \u003ci\u003eAfter Phrenology\u003c\/i\u003e, Michael Anderson argues that to achieve a fully post-phrenological science of the brain, we need to reassess this commitment and devise an alternate, neuroscientifically grounded taxonomy of mental function. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnderson contends that the cognitive roles played by each region of the brain are highly various, reflecting different neural partnerships established under different circumstances. He proposes quantifying the functional properties of neural assemblies in terms of their dispositional tendencies rather than their computational or information-processing operations. Exploring larger-scale issues, and drawing on evidence from embodied cognition, Anderson develops a picture of thinking rooted in the exploitation and extension of our early-evolving capacity for iterated interaction with the world. He argues that the multidimensional approach to the brain he describes offers a much better fit for these findings, and a more promising road toward a unified science of minded organisms.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael L. Anderson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0262544733\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780262544733\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e MIT Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/14\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.11d","brand":"Michael L. Anderson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43981870825727,"sku":"9780262544733","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_76bb342c-e8c3-4e75-bdc6-0cd3bf445a93.jpg?v=1683257994","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/after-phrenology-michael-l-anderson-9780262544733","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}