The New Phrenology
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The New Phrenology
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Author : William R. Uttal
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 2003-01-24
The New Phrenology written by William R. Uttal and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-01-24 with Psychology categories.
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.
After Phrenology
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Author : Michael L. Anderson
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 2014-12-12
After Phrenology written by Michael L. Anderson and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-12-12 with Psychology categories.
A proposal for a fully post-phrenological neuroscience that details the evolutionary roots of functional diversity in brain regions and networks. The 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 After Phrenology, 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. Anderson 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.
The Old And The New Phrenology
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Author : Grafton Elliot Smith
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1924
The Old And The New Phrenology written by Grafton Elliot Smith and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1924 with Brain categories.
Distributed Neural Systems
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Author : William R. Uttal
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009
Distributed Neural Systems written by William R. Uttal and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Medical categories.
Materials Of The Mind
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Author : James Poskett
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2022-02-19
Materials Of The Mind written by James Poskett and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-02-19 with History categories.
Phrenology was the most popular mental science of the Victorian age. From American senators to Indian social reformers, this new mental science found supporters stretching around the globe. Materials of the Mind tells the story of how phrenology changed the world--and how the world changed phrenology. This is a story of skulls from the Arctic, plaster casts from Haiti, books from Bengal, and letters from the Pacific. Drawing on far-flung museum and archival collections, and addressing sources in six different languages, Materials of the Mind is the first substantial account of science in the nineteenth century as part of global history. It shows how the circulation of material culture underpinned the emergence of a new materialist philosophy of the mind, while also demonstrating how a global approach to history could help us reassess issues such as race, technology, and politics today.
How To Read Character
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Author : Samuel Roberts Wells
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1875
How To Read Character written by Samuel Roberts Wells and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1875 with Phrenology categories.
A Chart Of New Phrenology With A Portrait
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Author : William Wilson (Writer on Phrenology.)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1895
A Chart Of New Phrenology With A Portrait written by William Wilson (Writer on Phrenology.) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1895 with categories.
Gall Spurzheim And The Phrenological Movement
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Author : Paul Eling
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2021-05-11
Gall Spurzheim And The Phrenological Movement written by Paul Eling and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-11 with Psychology categories.
During the 1790s in Vienna, German physician Franz Joseph Gall (1758-1828) came forth with a new doctrine dealing with mind, brain and behavior—one that could account for individual differences. He maintained that there are many independent faculties of mind, each associated with a separate part of the brain. He fine-tuned his ideas and published two sets of books presenting them after he and his assistant, Johann Gaspar Spurzheim, settled in Paris in 1807. Gall's ideas had many supporters but were controversial and unsettling to others. In particular, the opposition ridiculed his belief that skull features reflect the growth of specific, underlying cortical organs, and hence correlate with personality traits (i.e., his ‘bumpology’). Gall’s fundamental ideas about the mind and organization of the brain were debated across the globe, and they also began to be exploited by unscrupulous businessmen, ‘professors’ who ‘read skulls’ for a living. But, as some historians have shown, his ideas about mind, brain and behavior led to the modern neurosciences. The chapters collected in this volume provide new insights into Gall’s thinking and what Spurzheim did, and the faddish movement called ‘phrenology’, which originated as a science of humankind but became a popular source of entertainment. All chapters were originally published in various issues of the Journal of the History of the Neurosciences.
The New Phrenological And Physiological Guide To Health
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Author : A. Rois-Taylor
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1898
The New Phrenological And Physiological Guide To Health written by A. Rois-Taylor and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1898 with Phrenology categories.
The New Phrenological Physiological Register
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1896*
The New Phrenological Physiological Register written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1896* with Phrenology categories.
