Plato's camera : how the physical brain captures a landscape of abstract universals / Paul M. Churchland.
| Author/creator | Churchland, Paul M., 1942- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2012. |
| Description | x, 289 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | http://mitpress-ebooks.mit.edu/product/platos-camera |
| Subjects |
| Contents | First-level learning, Part 1: Structural changes in the brain and the development of lasting conceptual frameworks -- First-level learning, Part 2: On the evaluation of maps and their generation by Hebbian learning -- Second-level learning: Dynamical changes in the brain and domain-shifted redeployment of existing concepts -- Third-level learning: The regulation and amplification of first- and second-level learning through a growing network of cultural institutions. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-285) and index. |
| LCCN | 2011021046 |
| ISBN | 9780262016865 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0262016869 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| Standard identifier# | 40020528443 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | B945.C473 P63 2012 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |