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Modularity of mind
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<p>Modularity of mind is the notion that a <a href="/facts/Mind/Y5JhtFj4">mind</a> may, at least in part, be composed of innate neural structures or mental modules which have distinct, established, and <a href="/facts/Evolution/Hj0qAaBk">evolutionarily</a> developed functions. However, different definitions of "module" have been proposed by different authors. According to <a href="/facts/Jerry_Fodor/krKQL6MI">Jerry Fodor</a>, the author of <i>Modularity of Mind</i>, a system can be considered 'modular' if its functions are made of multiple dimensions or units to some degree. One example of modularity in the mind is <i>binding</i>. When one perceives an object, they take in not only the features of an object, but the integrated features that can operate in sync or independently that create a whole. Instead of just seeing <i>red</i>, <i>round</i>, <i>plastic</i>, and <i>moving</i>, the subject may experience a rolling red ball. Binding may suggest that the mind is modular because it takes multiple cognitive processes to perceive one thing. </p>