V. S. Ramachandran and Edward M. Hubbard
- Published in print:
- 2006
- Published Online:
- May 2009
- ISBN:
- 9780195148220
- eISBN:
- 9780199864676
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195148220.003.0022
- Subject:
- Neuroscience, Behavioral Neuroscience, Molecular and Cellular Systems
This chapter proposes an approach to the problem of understanding the mind in a somewhat different way from the traditional ways used in cognitive psychology and neuroscience. Instead of tackling the ...
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This chapter proposes an approach to the problem of understanding the mind in a somewhat different way from the traditional ways used in cognitive psychology and neuroscience. Instead of tackling the mind problem head-on, it approaches it by investigating phenomena that are robust and repeatable yet do not fit the big picture of cognitive science as currently understood. This approach is especially likely to be useful in cognitive science since it still is very much in its infancy. It was a commonly used—and immensely successful—strategy in the early days of physics and biology.Less
This chapter proposes an approach to the problem of understanding the mind in a somewhat different way from the traditional ways used in cognitive psychology and neuroscience. Instead of tackling the mind problem head-on, it approaches it by investigating phenomena that are robust and repeatable yet do not fit the big picture of cognitive science as currently understood. This approach is especially likely to be useful in cognitive science since it still is very much in its infancy. It was a commonly used—and immensely successful—strategy in the early days of physics and biology.
