The Languages of the Brain
Published on 15. December 2002
432 pages
978-0-674-27286-6 (ISBN)
Description
A stellar lineup of international cognitive scientists, philosophers, and artists make a case that the brain is multilingual. Among topics discussed are the learning of second languages, recovering language after brain damage, sign language, mental imagery, representations of motor activity, and the perception and representation of space.
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Digital original
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English
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Cambridge, Mass
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
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Digital original
ISBN-13
978-0-674-27286-6 (9780674272866)
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Albert M. Galaburda | Stephen M. Kosslyn | Yves Christen
The Languages of the Brain
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12/2002
Harvard University Press
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Content
Cover Title Page Copyright Contents Preface Introduction Part I. Verbal Representation Section 1. Verbal Processes Chapter 1. The Neuroanatomy of Categories Chapter 2. The Neurological Organization of Some Language-Processing Constituents Chapter 3. Brain Organization for Syntactic Processing Chapter 4. Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of Phonological and Semantic Processes Discussion: Section 1 Section 2. Verbal Content Chapter 5. Can Mental Content Explain Behavior? Chapter 6. Deference and Indexicality Chapter 7. How Is Conceptual Knowledge Organized in the Brain? Clues from Category-Specific Deficits Chapter 8. Discourse Structure, Intentions, and Intonation Discussion: Section 2 Section 3. Verbal Variants Chapter 9. Second Language Learners and Understanding the Brain Chapter 10. In Praise of Functional Psychology Chapter 11. Verbal and Nonverbal Representations of Numbers in the Human Brain Discussion: Section 3 Part II. Nonverbal Representation Section 4. Perception and Language Chapter 12. Visual and Language Area Interactions during Mental Imagery Chapter 13. Can the Human Brain Construct Visual Mental Images from Linguistic Inputs? Chapter 14. Making Area V1 Glow in Visual Imagery Chapter 15. Developing Knowledge of Space: Core Systems and New Combinations Discussion: Section 4 Section 5. Visual and Motor Representations Chapter 16. Einstein's Mental Images: The Role of Visual, Spatial, and Motoric Representations Chapter 17. Spatial Memory during Navigation: What Is Being Stored, Maps or Movements? Chapter 18. Naturalization of Mental States and Personal Identity Chapter 19. Using Nonverbal Representations of Behavior: Perceiving Sexual Orientation Discussion: Section 5 Section 6. Representations in the World Chapter 20. The Gap between Seeing and Drawing Chapter 21. Rethinking Images and Metaphors: New Geometries as Key to Artistic and Scientific Revolutions Chapter 22. Eliciting Mental Models through Imagery Chapter 23. Creation, Art, and the Brain Discussion: Section 6 Contributors Index
