Making sense of the mind.

Focuses on Gerald M. Edelman's theory of how the mind and the nervous system work. Theory of Neural Group Selection; Human consciousness as the product of the evolutionary development of the human brain; Rejection of Noam Chomsky's theory of language; Distinction between systems of instruction and...

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Published in:	Sewanee Review Vol. 102; no. 2; pp. 314 - 322
Main Author:	Galligan, Edward L.
Format:	Literary Criticism
Published:	University of the South Spring94
Subjects:	Brain evolution Consciousness 20th century (Literary period)
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Summary:	Focuses on Gerald M. Edelman's theory of how the mind and the nervous system work. Theory of Neural Group Selection; Human consciousness as the product of the evolutionary development of the human brain; Rejection of Noam Chomsky's theory of language; Distinction between systems of instruction and systems of selection.