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The Algebraic Mind: Integrating Connectionism and Cognitive Science
Contributor(s): Marcus, Gary F. (Author)

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 ISBN: 0262632683     ISBN-13: 9780262632683
Publisher: MIT Press (MA)
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: January 2003
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Annotation: In "The Algebraic Mind," Gary Marcus attempts to integrate two theories about how the mind works, one that says that the mind is a computer-like manipulator of symbols, and another that says that the mind is a large network of neurons working together in parallel. Resisting the conventional wisdom that says that if the mind is a large neural network it cannot simultaneously be a manipulator of symbols, Marcus outlines a variety of ways in which neural systems could be organized so as to manipulate symbols, and he shows why such systems are more likely to provide an adequate substrate for language and cognition than neural systems that are inconsistent with the manipulation of symbols. Concluding with a discussion of how a neurally realized system of symbol-manipulation could have evolved and how such a system could unfold developmentally within the womb, Marcus helps to set the future agenda of cognitive neuroscience.

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BISAC Categories:
- Psychology | Cognitive Psychology & Cognition
- Psychology | Research & Methodology
Dewey: 153
LCCN: 00038029
Age Level: 18-UP
Grade Level: 13-UP
Series: Learning, Development, and Conceptual Change
Physical Information: 0.53" H x 5.54" W x 8.9" L (0.79 lbs) 242 pages
Features: Bibliography, Glossary, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
 
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In The Algebraic Mind, Gary Marcus attempts to integrate two theories about how the mind works, one that says that the mind is a computer-like manipulator of symbols, and another that says that the mind is a large network of neurons working together in parallel. Resisting the conventional wisdom that says that if the mind is a large neural network it cannot simultaneously be a manipulator of symbols, Marcus outlines a variety of ways in which neural systems could be organized so as to manipulate symbols, and he shows why such systems are more likely to provide an adequate substrate for language and cognition than neural systems that are inconsistent with the manipulation of symbols. Concluding with a discussion of how a neurally realized system of symbol-manipulation could have evolved and how such a system could unfold developmentally within the womb, Marcus helps to set the future agenda of cognitive neuroscience.

Contributor Bio(s): Marcus, Gary F.: - Gary F. Marcus is Associate Professor of Psychology at New York University.Carey, Susan: - Susan Carey is the Henry A. Morss Jr. and Elisabeth W. Morss Professor of Psychology in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. She is the first woman to receive the 2009 David E. Rumelhart Prize, given annually since 2001 for significant contributions to the theoretical foundation of human cognition.
 
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