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The languages of the brain
The only way we can convey our thoughts in detail to another person is through verbal language. Does this imply that our thoughts ultimately rely on words? Is there only one way in which thoughts can occur? This ambitious book takes the contrary position, arguing that many possible "languages o...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Other Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, Mass. :
Harvard University Press,
c2002.
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| Series: | Mind/brain/behavior initiative.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | The only way we can convey our thoughts in detail to another person is through verbal language. Does this imply that our thoughts ultimately rely on words? Is there only one way in which thoughts can occur? This ambitious book takes the contrary position, arguing that many possible "languages of thought" play different roles in the life of the mind. "Language" is more than communication. It is also a means of representing information in both working and long-term memory. It provides a set of rules for combining and manipulating those representations. A stellar lineup of international cognitive scientists, philosophers, and artists make the book's case that the brain is multilingual. Among topics discussed in the section on verbal languages are the learning of second languages, recovering language after brain damage, and sign language, and in the section on nonverbal languages, mental imagery, representations of motor activity, and the perception and representation of space. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 418 pages : illustrations) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780674272866 0674272862 |