Luis H. H. Favela, "The Ecological Brain: Unifying the Sciences of Brain, Body, and Environment" (Routledge, 2024)
New Books in Philosophy
The Reconciliation of Ecological Psychology and Neuroscience Perspectives
The book discusses the reconciliation of ecological psychology and neuroscience perspectives by highlighting the historical context where cognitive revolution led to the emergence of computational neuroscience. It points out that cognitive systems are seen as computational which manipulate representations, focusing on computational algorithms in the brain. This approach disconnects organisms from the environment, as it mainly emphasizes internal mechanisms. Ecological psychologists argue that this disconnect overlooks the importance of how organisms interact with and perceive their environment, such as in sensory stimulation. The book argues for the reconciliation of these perspectives by incorporating complexity theory to bridge the gap between ecological psychology and a subset of neuroscience, like computational neuroscience, which inherited commitments that ecological psychologists have historically challenged.
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