Perceptions and Representations: The Theoretical Bases of Brain Research and Psychology

by Keith Oatley

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Originally published in 1978, this study examines the shortcomings of some theoretical approaches to psychological and neurophysiological mechanisms at the time. Keith Oatley illustrates the extent of these shortcomings by showing how inefficient brain researchers - using their present approaches - would be in trying to understand a computer, which is considerably simpler than the human brain. He concludes that we need better theories than those...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1138699810

ISBN13:9781138699816

Release Date:March 2017

Publisher:Routledge

Length:274 Pages

Weight:1.03 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"

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