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It's high time: Cognitive neuroscience lives

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 June 2008

Karl Pribram
Karl Pribram
Affiliation:
Georgetown University, Psychology Department, Washington, DC 20057. pribramk@georgetown.edu
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Abstract

Neuroconstructivism (Mareschal et al. 2007a) heralds a departure from the standard “associationism” that has dominated the English speaking cognitive and neuroscience community for generations. Its central concept is context dependency: encellment, embrainment, embodiment and ensocioment. This reviewer welcomes the breath of fresh air in overcoming the “deconstructions” of postmodernism. The program is carried out with a carefully selected sample of empirical evidence with an emphasis on development. This review points to some of the books' strengths and shortcomings, and adds a few observations that carry the program further.

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Open Peer Commentary
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 31 , Issue 3 , June 2008 , pp. 343 - 344
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2008

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