In From Molecule to Metaphor, Jerome Feldman proposes a theory of language and thought that treats language not as an abstract symbol system but as a human biological ability that can be studied as a function of the brain, as vision and motor control are studied. This theory, he writes, is a "bridging theory" that works from extensive knowledge at two ends of a causal chain to explicate the links between. Although the cognitive sciences are revealing much about how our brains produce language and thought, we do not yet know exactly how words are understood or have any methodology for finding out. Feldman develops his theory in computer simulations―formal models that suggest ways that language and thought may be realized in the brain. Combining key findings and theories from biology, computer science, linguistics, and psychology, Feldman synthesizes a theory by exhibiting programs that demonstrate the required behavior while remaining consistent with the findings from all disciplines.
After presenting the essential results on language, learning, neural computation, the biology of neurons and neural circuits, and the mind/brain, Feldman introduces specific demonstrations and formal models of such topics as how children learn their first words, words for abstract and metaphorical concepts, understanding stories, and grammar (including "hot-button" issues surrounding the innateness of human grammar). With this accessible, comprehensive book Feldman offers readers who want to understand how our brains create thought and language a theory of language that is intuitively plausible and also consistent with existing scientific data at all levels.

From Molecule to Metaphor: A Neural Theory of Language (Bradford Books)

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Feldman, Jerome

Psychology & Counseling

MIT Press]

Book by Dewey, William J., McCallum, Toshiko M., Feldman, Jerome

Sleeping Beauties: The Jerome L. Joss Collection of African Headrests at UCLA

Arts & Photography

McCallum, Toshiko M.

Dewey, William J.

Collections, Catalogs & Exhibitions

Univ of California Museum of

Sleeping Beauties: The Jerome L. Joss Collection of African Headrests at UCLA [Feb 01, 1993] Dewey, William J.; McCallum, Toshiko M.; Feldman, Jerome and Cosentino, Henrietta

University of California, Los Angeles Fowler Museum of Cultural histor

Cosentino, Henrietta

Book by University of California, Los Angeles; Feldman, Jerome

Arc of the Ancestors: Indonesian Sculpture from the Jerome L. Joss Collection at UCLA

Fowler Museum

The Science of Learning and the Art of Teaching and its companion activity book provide important information for the new or experienced instructor. Career colleges, two-year colleges, four-year colleges, and universities often have few resources to support educators who struggle each day to effectively teach their students. This text and accompanying companion text with CD-Rom fill that gap. Post Secondary institutions have growing populations and will continue to need new instructors and professors. This text will enable untrained educators to make a successful transition into the classroom. It also offers insight for those already teaching to make more powerful connections with their students. The companion text with CD-Rom provides templates for planning a course syllabus, designing lessons, and activities. The reader will also find sections on what the best teachers do that make a difference, as well as the characteristics of successful students. The book describes research and dominant theories in the neurosciences, studies of cognition and educational psychology in clear, non-technical language and an engaging tone. It highlights key findings and concepts and relates them to the real world of the classroom in a flexible, non-prescriptive, but thorough manner.

The Science of Learning and the Art of Teaching

Education & Teaching

McPhee, Doug

Schools & Teaching

Delmar/Cengage Learning

The Field Guide to the Science of Learning and the Art of Teaching is a valuable companion to the core book. It builds on many of its topics with fresh ideas, as well as adds new materials that are the foundation for successful teaching and student learning experiences. The content includes quick tips and easy-to-follow guides for classroom practices that represent what the best teachers do, together step-by-step procedures for interactive activities geared to improve not only student learning, but create friendly and exciting learning environments that increase attendance and retention. A CD-Rom provides templates, checklists, samples and reproducible handouts for both teacher and student use. It includes over 150 Power Point slides that outline the central topics of the main text that can be used for faculty development workshops.

Field Guide to the Science of Learning and the Art of Teaching

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