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The Brain-Shaped Mind - What the Brain Can Tell Us About the MindNaomi Goldblum, Bar-Ilan University, Israel Shifra Glick £74 | £66.60 | Rs.5861 | HB | 146 Pages | 16 b/w illus. 7 tables ISBN: 9780521561044 Publisher: Cambridge University Press Available for: SAARC Countries only 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. Contents Preface Figure permissions and acknowledgements 1. Introduction 2. What the brain cannot tell us about the mind 3. How neurons form networks 4. Theories and models of how the mind functions 5. What are connectionist networks? 6. How our networks learn 7. Connecting the networks: how different things are related 8. Evidence for connectionist models 9. Two different types of memory 10. Coping with disaster 11. Practical implications 12. Criticism of connectionist theory Annotated references and suggested readings Index. |
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