{"product_id":"its-a-jungle-in-there-david-a-rosenbaum-9780199829774","title":"It's a Jungle in There: How Competition \u0026 Cooperation in the Brain Shape the Mind","description":"The saying \"It's a jungle out there\" refers to a competitive environment in which you'd better hone your skills if you hope to survive. And you'd better do what you can to keep a roof over your head, food in your belly, a leaf on your loins, and a mate who'll help pass on your genes to the next generation of jungle Jims and Janes.\u003cbr\u003eDistinguished professor and cognitive psychologist David Rosenbaum takes this metaphor of surviving in the wild and applies it to the competitive arena within the brain. He argues that the overarching theory of biology, Darwin's theory, should be the overarching theory of cognitive psychology, the science of mental functioning. He explores this new and intriguing idea by showing how neural elements compete and cooperate in a kind of inner jungle, where only the fittest survive. Competition within your brain does as much to shape who you are as the physical and figurative competition you face externally. \u003cbr\u003eJust as the jungle night seethes with noisy creatures beckoning their mates, issuing their warnings, and settling their arguments, you might have trouble falling asleep at night because the thoughts in your head are fighting for their chance at survival. Rosenbaum's pursuit of this bold idea explains why we are shaped into who we are, for better or worse, because we are the hosts of inner battlefields.\u003cbr\u003eWritten in a light-hearted tone and with reference to hypothetical neural \"creatures\" making their way in a tough environment, Rosenbaum makes cognitive psychology and his theory easy to understand and exciting to ponder. Rather than rely on the series of disconnected phenomena and collection of curiosities that often constitute cognitive psychology, \u003cem\u003eIt's a Jungle in There\u003c\/em\u003e provides a fascinating way to place all cognitive phenomena under one flourishing tree.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David A. Rosenbaum\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0199829772\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199829774\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/20\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.40w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/06\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2014 pg. 98","brand":"David A. Rosenbaum","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43946327146751,"sku":"9780199829774","price":45.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_89a0edf0-da8b-4839-ab2f-b0f51ca44112.jpg?v=1681512542","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/its-a-jungle-in-there-david-a-rosenbaum-9780199829774","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}