The Brain-Shaped Mind: What the Brain Can Tell Us About the Mind

Naomi Goldblum; Shifra Glick

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511612749

Will brain scientists ever be able to read our minds? Why are some things harder to remember than others? Based on recent brain research and neural network modelling, The Brain-Shaped Mind addresses these, and other, questions, and provides a clear account of how the structure of the brain influences the workings of the mind. Neuroscientists are now learning about our minds by examining how the neurones in the brain are connected with one another and the surrounding environment. This book explores how neural networks enable us to recognise objects and learn new things, and what happens when things go wrong. The reader is taken on a fascinating journey into what is arguably one of the most complicated and remarkable aspects of our lives.

'The book is indeed easy to understand. It is well structured, minimally technical in its terminology, informative, and argumentatively clear. Readers interested in a basic understanding of what is known today about the human brain would definitely find this book valuable; and teachers of the non-neuroscience-oriented cognitive sciences, particularly cognitive psychology and cognitive linguistics, might find it a useful introduction to brain research for their students.'

Jyh Wee Sew - CHIJ ST Theresa's Convent, Singapore

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1 - Introduction
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2 - What the brain cannot tell us about the mind
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3 - How neurons form networks
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4 - Theories and models of how the mind functions
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5 - What are connectionist networks?
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6 - How our networks learn
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7 - Connecting the networks: how different things are related
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8 - Evidence for connectionist models
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9 - Two different types of memory
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10 - Coping with disaster
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11 - Practical implications
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12 - Criticism of connectionist theory
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Annotated references and suggested readings
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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-v

Preface
pp vi-vii

Figure permissions and acknowledgments
pp viii-viii

1 - Introduction
pp 1-11

2 - What the brain cannot tell us about the mind
pp 12-20

3 - How neurons form networks
pp 21-29

4 - Theories and models of how the mind functions
pp 30-39

5 - What are connectionist networks?
pp 40-53

6 - How our networks learn
pp 54-65

7 - Connecting the networks: how different things are related
pp 66-74

8 - Evidence for connectionist models
pp 75-86

9 - Two different types of memory
pp 87-94

10 - Coping with disaster
pp 95-107

11 - Practical implications
pp 108-115

12 - Criticism of connectionist theory
pp 116-128

Annotated references and suggested readings
pp 129-134

Index
pp 135-136

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