{"product_id":"9781405122887","title":"Memory and the Computational Brain Why Cognitive Science will Transform Neuroscience","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBlackwell\/Maryland Lectures in Language and Cognition\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eMemory and the Computational Brain\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhy Cognitive Science will Transform Neuroscience\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eC. R. Gallistel | Adam Philip King\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage Arts \u0026amp; Disciplines \/ Linguistics \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eMemory and the Computational Brain\u003c\/i\u003e offers a provocative argument that goes to the heart of neuroscience, proposing that the field can and should benefit from the recent advances of cognitive science and the development of information theory over the course of the last several decades.   \u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e \u003cli\u003eA provocative argument that impacts across the fields of linguistics, cognitive science, and neuroscience, suggesting new perspectives on learning mechanisms in the brain\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProposes that the field of neuroscience can and should benefit from the recent advances of cognitive science and the development of information theory\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSuggests that the architecture of the brain is structured precisely for learning and for memory, and integrates the concept of an addressable read\/write memory mechanism into the foundations of neuroscience\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBased on lectures in the prestigious Blackwell-Maryland Lectures in Language and Cognition, and now significantly reworked and expanded to make it ideal for students and faculty\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cb\u003eC. R. Gallistel\u003c\/b\u003e is Co-Director of the Rutgers Center for Cognitive Science. He is one of the foremost psychologists working on the foundations of cognitive neuroscience. His publications include \u003ci\u003eThe Symbolic Foundations of Conditional Behavior\u003c\/i\u003e (2002), and \u003ci\u003eThe Organization of Learning\u003c\/i\u003e (1990). \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdam Philip King\u003c\/b\u003e is Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Fairfield University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e27 April 2009\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405122887\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e336\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20.48\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44381065052300,"sku":"9781405122887","price":62.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405122887.jpg?v=1780206000","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405122887","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}