Michael L. Anderson, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

 

Post-doc, University of Maryland, College Park, 2001-5 (Computer Science / Artificial Intelligence)

 

Ph.D., Yale University, 1996 (Philosophy of Mind / Cognitive Science)

 

B.S., University of Notre Dame, 1990 (Pre-Medical Studies)

 

website: http://edisk.fandm.edu/michael.anderson

 

email: michael.anderson@email.fandm.edu

 

phone 717-291-3826

 

 

Research Interests

 

Primary areas of research include the role of behavior, and of the brain's motor-control areas, in supporting higher-order cognitive functions (such as language); the foundations of intentionality (the connection between objects of thought and things in the world); and the role of self-monitoring and self-control in maintaining robust real-world agency.

 

 

 

Selected Publications

 

Evolution of cognitive function via redeployment of brain areas. Michael L. Anderson. The Neuroscientist, in press.

 

Cognitive science and epistemic openness. Michael L. Anderson. Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences, 5(2): 125-154, 2006.

 

Logic, self-awareness and self-improvement: The metacognitive loop and the problem of brittleness. Michael L. Anderson and Donald R. Perlis. Journal of Logic and Computation, 15(1): 21-40, 2005.

 

The roots of self-awareness. Michael L. Anderson and Don Perlis. Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences, 4(3): 297-333, 2005.

 

Embodied cognition: A field guide. Michael L. Anderson. Artificial Intelligence, 149(1): 91-130, 2003.