The Algebraic Mind by Gary F. Marcus - ISBN: 9780262632683
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An attempt to integrate two theories about how the mind works, one that says that the mind is a computer-like manipulator of symbols, and another that says that the mind is a large network of neurons working together in parallel.

The Algebraic Mind

Integrating Connectionism and Cognitive Science

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    240 pages

  • Release Date

    24 January 2003

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Summary

In The Algebraic Mind, Gary Marcus attempts to integrate two theories about how the mind works, one that says that the mind is a computer-like manipulator of symbols, and another that says that the mind is a large network of neurons working together in parallel. Resisting the conventional wisdom that says that if the mind is a large neural network it cannot simultaneously be a manipulator of symbols, Marcus outlines a variety of ways in which neural systems could be organized so as to manipul…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780262632683
ISBN-10:0262632683
Author:Gary F. Marcus
Publisher:MIT Press Ltd
Imprint:Bradford Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:240
Release Date:24 January 2003
Weight:363g
Dimensions:229mm x 152mm x 11mm
Series:Learning, Development, and Conceptual Change
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Critics Review

“In The Algebraic Mind, Marcus dives into the difficult waters of the connectionist-symbolic debate.” Kenneth J. Kurtz Cognitive Sciences Society Newsletter

In The Algebraic Mind, Marcus dives into the difficult waters of the connectionist-symbolic debate.

– Kenneth J. Kurtz * Cognitive Sciences Society Newsletter *

About The Author

Gary F. Marcus

Gary F. Marcus is Associate Professor of Psychology at New York University.

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