The Brain-Shaped Mind: What the Brain Can Tell Us About the Mind Annotated Edition
Author(s): Naomi Goldblum (Author), Shifra Glick (Illustrator)
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date: September 17, 2001
- Edition: Annotated
- Language: English
- Print length: 148 pages
- ISBN-10: 0521000947
- ISBN-13: 9781784050665
Book Description
In the same way atomic structures explain the physical properties of an object, neuroscientists are now learning about the human mind by examining how the neurons in the brain are connected to one another and their surrounding environments. Will brain scientists ever be capable of reading minds? Why are certain things harder to remember than others? The Brain-Shaped Mind addresses these and other questions to provide a clear account of how the structure of the brain influences the workings of the mind. Naomi Goldblum is a lecturer in psychology at Bar-Ilan University in Ramat Gan, Israel. She has studied neuropsychology with a particular emphasis on cognitive psychology.
Editorial Reviews
Review
‘The book is indeed easy to understand. It is well structured, minimally technical in its terminology, informative, and argumentatively clear. Readers interested in a basic understanding of what is known today about the human brain would definitely find this book valuable; and teachers of the non-neuroscience-oriented cognitive sciences, particularly cognitive psychology and cognitive linguistics, might find it a useful introduction to brain research for their students.’ Jyh Wee Sew, CHIJ ST Theresa’s Convent, Singapore
Book Description
Neural networks are used to explore how the brain’s structure influences the mind.
About the Author
Born in New York, Naomi Goldblum was originally educated in mathematics at the Yeshiva University. She later moved to Israel where, at the Hebrew University, she extended her interests to the field of psychology. Her doctorate was entitled ‘A psycholinguistic study of the metaphor’. Naomi Goldblum is now a lecturer in psychology at Bar-Ilan University, where she specialises in cognitive psychology, in particular psycholinguistics and the processes involved in creative endeavours.
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