"1456","Explaining the nervous system in terms of computer programming and the object-class abstraction","It is argued that the key to understanding the brain is to view it as a device making extensive use of methodologies developed in computer programming, the idea of compiling source code written in a high-level language providing a mechanism for conceptually linking the two domains.  Following the argument through, one arrives at a clarification of what the nervous system in its complexity is all about; it consists of a collection of devices for implementing specific kinds of competence, in ways in principle indicated in detail by application of the object-oriented programming paradigm to the various kinds of processes featuring in cognitive life. ","http://cogprints.org/1456/","Josephson, Brian D.","UNSPECIFIED","       <span class=\"person_name\">Josephson, Brian D.</span>     (2002)  <a href=\"http://cogprints.org/1456/\"><em>Explaining the nervous system in terms of computer programming and the object-class abstraction.</em></a>       [Preprint]           ","","2002-12"