Abstract
Reasoning is a complex and multidisciplinary area of study. This book presents a series of overviews of an array of topics in the field. The book proceeds in a bottom-up manner by first introducing research on the brain and reasoning and working up toward social aspects of reasoning and the impacts of technology. Along the way we will cover many categories of reasoning and consider the implications of the nervous system, development, aging, and brain injury on reasoning. Reasoning involves some core features. Three important aspects of reasoning were discussed in this chapter. First, reasoning involves moving from multiple inputs to a single output, which can be a conclusion or an action. Second, reasoning involves multiple steps through a state space to achieve a final outcome. There are numerous ways through the process to achieve different outputs. Third, reasoning involves a mixture of previous knowledge and novel information. The precise combination of these types of information will vary based on the type of problem. The research community must take a broad view and incorporate many research methods to understand the process. It is also important that researchers propose clear operational definitions of the reasoning type that they are planning to study.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Reasoning |
Subtitle of host publication | The Neuroscience of how we Think |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Pages | 1-11 |
Number of pages | 11 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780128092859 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780128095768 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2018 |
Keywords
- Cognition
- Development
- Induction
- Neuroscience deduction
- Philosophy
- Psychology
- Reasoning
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Neuroscience