The Languages of the Brain

Published by Harvard University Press 2002

The Languages of the Brain

Edited by: Albert M. Galaburda , Stephen M. Kosslyn and Yves Christen

In the series Mind/Brain/Behavior Initiative

https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674272866

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About this book

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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This is an extremely useful book, one that will have wide appeal to an audience of cognitive scientists, neuroscientists, psychologists, philosophers, and possibly the growing number of humanities scholars interested in the interface of cognitive science and the arts. I can't think of any book that collects so many approaches to mental representation between one set of covers and that gathers together the latest work and thoughts of so many stellar researchers in cognitive science. The introductory chapter, moreover serves as an excellent survey and overview.
-- Steven Pinker, Professor in the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and author of How the Mind Works

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Introduction Albert M. Galaburda, Stephen M. Kosslyn and Yves Christen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
PART I Verbal Representation
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	15
Section 1 Verbal Processes
1 The Neuroanatomy of Categories Albert M. Galaburda Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	19
2 The Neurological Organization of Some Language-Processing Constituents Edgar Zurif Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	43
3 Brain Organization for Syntactic Processing David Caplan, Nathaniel Alpert and Gloria Waters Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	57
4 Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of Phonological and Semantic Processes Jean-François Démonet and Guillaume Thierry Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	69
Discussion: Section 1 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	80
Section 2 Verbal Content
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	87
5 Can Mental Content Explain Behavior? Pierre Jacob Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	91
6 Deference and Indexicality François Recanati Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	102
7 How Is Conceptual Knowledge Organized in the Brain? Clues from Category-Specific Deficits Alfonso Caramazza Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	110
8 Discourse Structure, Intentions, and Intonation Barbara J. Grosz Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	127
Discussion: Section 2 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	143
Section 3 Verbal Variants
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	147
9 Second Language Learners and Understanding the Brain Catherine E Snow Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	151
10 In Praise of Functional Psychology Franck Ramus and Jacques Mehler Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	166
11 Verbal and Nonverbal Representations of Numbers in the Human Brain Stanislas Dehaene Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	179
Discussion: Section 3 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	191
PART II Nonverbal Representation
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	199
Section 4 Perception and Language
12 Visual and Language Area Interactions during Mental Imagery Bernard Mazoyer, Emmanuel Mellet and Nathalie Tzourio Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	203
13 Can the Human Brain Construct Visual Mental Images from Linguistic Inputs? Michel Denis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	215
14 Making Area V1 Glow in Visual Imagery Denis Le Bihan, Isabelle Klein and Michiko Dohi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	226
15 Developing Knowledge of Space: Core Systems and New Combinations Elizabeth S. Spelke Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	239
Discussion: Section 4 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	259
Section 5 Visual and Motor Representations
16 Einstein’s Mental Images: The Role of Visual, Spatial, and Motoric Representations Stephen M. Kosslyn Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	269
17 Spatial Memory during Navigation: What Is Being Stored, Maps or Movements? Alain Berthoz, Isabelle Viaud-Delmon and Simon Lambrey Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	288
18 Naturalization of Mental States and Personal Identity Marc Jeannerod Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	307
19 Using Nonverbal Representations of Behavior: Perceiving Sexual Orientation Nalini Ambady and Mark Hallahan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	320
Discussion: Section 5 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	333
Section 6 Representations in the World
20 The Gap between Seeing and Drawing Nigel Holmes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	339
21 Rethinking Images and Metaphors: New Geometries as Key to Artistic and Scientific Revolutions Rhonda Roland Shearer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	347
22 Eliciting Mental Models through Imagery Gerald Zaltman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	363
23 Creation, Art, and the Brain Jean-Pierre Changeux Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	376
Discussion: Section 6 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	394
Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	403
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	407

Language: English
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 432

eBook

Published: December 15, 2002
ISBN: 9780674272866