Mistaken identity
Subtitle: the mind-brain problem reconsidered
By: Leslie Brothers
Series: SUNY series in science, technology, and society
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Albany
Language: eng
Number of pages: 107
Subjects: Mind and body; Philosophy of mind; Cognitive neuroscience; Cognition -- Social aspects
Description: "Neuroscientist Leslie Brothers argues that our understanding of the brain is determined by popular beliefs about the mind. She critiques "neuroism," which explains the mind in terms of individual brains, and shows that widely held assumptions about the promise of contemporary brain research are largely false. This book opens up new territory as it uncovers the real connections among human biology, human sociality, and the mind."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 97-101) and index