Editing Modularity of mind (section)

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'''Modularity of mind''' is the notion that a [[mind]] may, at least in part, be composed of innate neural structures or mental modules which have distinct, established, and [[evolution]]arily developed functions. However, different definitions of "module" have been proposed by different authors. According to [[Jerry Fodor]], the author of ''Modularity of Mind'', a system can be considered 'modular' if its functions are made of multiple dimensions or units to some degree.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Robbins|first=Philip|date=August 21, 2017|title=Modularity of Mind|url=https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/modularity-mind/#WhatMentModu|journal=Standard Encyclopedia of Philosophy}}</ref> One example of modularity in the mind is ''binding''. 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 ''red'', ''round'', ''plastic'', and ''moving'', the subject may experience a rolling red ball.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Goldstein|first=E. Bruce|title=Cognitive Psychology|date=17 June 2014|isbn=978-1-285-76388-0|pages=109}}</ref> Binding may suggest that the mind is modular because it takes multiple cognitive processes to perceive one thing.