The Continuity of Mind

by Michael Spivey

Book Overview

The cognitive and neural sciences have been on the brink of a paradigm shift for over a decade now. The traditional information-processing framework in psychology, with its computer metaphor of the mind, is still considered to be the mainstream approach. However, the dynamical-systems perspective on mental activity is now receiving a more rigorous treatment, allowing it to move beyond the trendy buzzwords that have become associated with it. The Continuity...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195370783
• ISBN13: 9780195370782
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"