Very nicely put. I concur fully. Donald McBurney wrote:
> The triune brain seems to be popular in anthropology and among > evolutionary psychologists. It is a serious oversimplificaiton of what > happened during the evolution of the brain. The vertebrate brain > follows a single bauplan (blueprint). Structures expand, functions are > sometimes redistributed (e.g. much visual function from superior > colliculus to cortex), and some new structures appear (cortex). But the > brain of a lizard must, by definition, do all the perception, cognition, > etc. of which the lizard is capable. Evolution of the human brain did > not happen in a way analogous to how a three scoop ice cream cone is > created. > don > Donald McBurney > University of Pittsburgh > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rob Hoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2003 11:16 AM > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences > Subject: Triune Brain > > How valid is the concept of the "triune brain"? Is it more than just > 'pop psych'? I have had several students raise the question in class > recently. Some of the students are anthropology majors and have heard > reference to triune brain as a neural substrate for ritual behaviors, > including chant. Anyone know anything about this? Thanks for any help? > > Rob > > Rob Hoff > Professor of Psychology > Director, Psychology Department > Mercyhurst College > Erie, PA 16546 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| Steven M. Specht, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Psychology Department of Psychology Utica College Utica, NY 13502 (315) 792-3171 "unanswered questions are less dangerous than unquestioned answers" --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
