Cerebellum and Cerebrum in Homeostatic Control and Cognition

Cerebellum and Cerebrum in Homeostatic Control and Cognition presents a ground-breaking hybrid-brain psychology, proposing that the cerebellum and cerebrum operate in a complementary manner as equal cognitive partners in learning based control.

Autorentext

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'.

Inhalt

1. Homeostasis, brain, and cognition. 2. Cognition as information representation and processing. 3Learning based control. 4. Critical issues in cognition and learning based control. 5. Brain: Basic structure, control function and development. 6. Brain and cognition: cerebellum and cerebrum. 7. Brain as a hybrid computer: cerebellum and cerebrum as complementary components. 8. Brain-Mind: an integrated architecture. 9. Dreaming brain and dreaming mind. 10. Brain-Mind architecture and an integrated psychology. 11. Psychological processes in terms of neuro-systems dialogue. 12. Systems balance and imbalance: mental health, mental disorders, and some implications for education