false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175717323m/549780.jpg 549780 2 William Uttal is concerned that in an effort to prove itself a hard science, psychology may have thrown away one of its most important methodological tools--a critical analysis of the fundamental assumptions that underlie day-to-day empirical research. In this book Uttal addresses the question of localization: whether psychological processes can be defined and isolated in a way that permits them to be associated with particular brain regions.<br /> <br /> New, noninvasive imaging technologies allow us to observe the brain while it is actively engaged in mental activities. Uttal cautions, however, that the excitement of these new research tools can lead to a neuroreductionist wild goose chase. With more and more cognitive neuroscientific data forthcoming, it becomes critical to question their limitations as well as their potential. Uttal reviews the history of localization theory, presents the difficulties of defining cognitive processes, and examines the conceptual and technical difficulties that should make us cautious about falling victim to what may be a "neo-phrenological" fad. 537027 2001 The New Phrenology: The Limits of Localizing Cognitive Processes in the Brain (Life and Mind: Philosophical Issues in Biology and Psychology) total:2|4:1|3:1| 2 7 9 1 549780 0262710102 9780262710107 2 1 3.50 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175717323m/549780.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/549780.The_New_Phrenology_The_Limits_of_Localizing_Cognitive_Processes_in_the_Brain 3 0 false Sat Feb 02 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Oct 01 04:25:34 -0700 2007 Sat Feb 02 20:29:20 -0800 2008 more...]]> 549780 0262710102 9780262710107 2 1 3.50 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175717323m/549780.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/549780.The_New_Phrenology_The_Limits_of_Localizing_Cognitive_Processes_in_the_Brain 0 0 false Fri Apr 03 06:59:19 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 03 07:02:01 -0700 2009 549780 0262710102 9780262710107 2 1 3.50 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175717323m/549780.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/549780.The_New_Phrenology_The_Limits_of_Localizing_Cognitive_Processes_in_the_Brain 0 0 false Mon Dec 29 23:53:32 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 29 23:53:32 -0800 2008 549780 0262710102 9780262710107 2 1 3.50 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175717323m/549780.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/549780.The_New_Phrenology_The_Limits_of_Localizing_Cognitive_Processes_in_the_Brain 0 0 false Thu Jul 24 10:31:12 -0700 2008 Tue Feb 24 07:35:25 -0800 2009 549780 0262710102 9780262710107 2 1 3.50 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175717323m/549780.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/549780.The_New_Phrenology_The_Limits_of_Localizing_Cognitive_Processes_in_the_Brain 0 0 false Mon Jun 30 04:55:12 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 30 04:55:21 -0700 2008 549780 0262710102 9780262710107 2 1 3.50 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175717323m/549780.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/549780.The_New_Phrenology_The_Limits_of_Localizing_Cognitive_Processes_in_the_Brain 0 0 false Fri Jun 27 06:36:52 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 27 06:36:52 -0700 2008 549780 0262710102 9780262710107 2 1 3.50 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175717323m/549780.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/549780.The_New_Phrenology_The_Limits_of_Localizing_Cognitive_Processes_in_the_Brain 0 0 false Thu Jun 26 20:45:46 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 26 20:45:49 -0700 2008 549780 0262710102 9780262710107 2 1 3.50 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175717323m/549780.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/549780.The_New_Phrenology_The_Limits_of_Localizing_Cognitive_Processes_in_the_Brain 4 0 false Tue Apr 29 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 28 09:48:03 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 29 21:05:13 -0700 2008 549780 0262710102 9780262710107 2 1 3.50 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175717323m/549780.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/549780.The_New_Phrenology_The_Limits_of_Localizing_Cognitive_Processes_in_the_Brain 0 0 false Mon Mar 24 08:56:29 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 24 08:56:29 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=549780