1st Edition
Cerebellum and Cerebrum in Homeostatic Control and Cognition A Systems Approach to an Integrated Psychology
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Introduction
Chapter 1
Homeostasis, brain, and cognition
Chapter 2
Cognition as information representation and processing
Chapter 3
Learning based control
Chapter 4
Critical issues in cognition and learning based control
Chapter 5
Brain: Basic structure, control function and development
Chapter 6
Brain and cognition: cerebellum and cerebrum
Chapter 7
Brain as a hybrid computer: cerebellum and cerebrum as complementary components
Chapter 8
Brain-Mind: an integrated architecture
Chapter 9
Dreaming brain and dreaming mind
Chapter 10
Brain-Mind architecture and an integrated psychology
Chapter 11
Psychological processes in terms of neuro-systems dialogue
Chapter 12
Systems balance and imbalance:
mental health, mental disorders, and some implications for education
References
Index
Biography
Eric John Parkins studied at Imperial College, London, The University of Oxford, and The University of Manchester. He has a PhD in engineering and a PhD in psychology. He has worked as a psychologist for the past 35 years, including 10 years at The University of Nottingham. He has published in international journals, including Biological Cybernetics, and Memory and Cognition. He has had invited contributions on the Cerebellum and the Cerebrum published in the Wiley ‘Encyclopedia of Psychology and Behavioral Science’.
