After phrenology: Time for a paradigm shift in cognitive science

Behav Brain Sci. 2016 Jan:39:e121. doi: 10.1017/S0140525X15001557.

Abstract

Anderson (2014) uses an impressive, consolidating review of the literature to argue for major changes in cognitive science. Arguably, however, much of what he proposes is not particularly new. He also neglects important predictive coding approaches that call his perspective of the brain into question, and his misconstrual of evolutionary psychology devalues an influential paradigm that promises to complement his own.

MeSH terms

  • Cognitive Science / trends*
  • Humans
  • Phrenology*