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Faced with earlier conceptions of how the brain functions as ‘online’ information processing, the Modular Theory of Mind proposes a modular or compartmentalized view of mental functions, each highly specialized and interrelated, although independent of the others. Until the last decades of the last century, the idea that the brain …

Cognitive rigidity can lead to a downright unhappy life. Not admitting other perspectives, denying changes, refusing to understand and value other points of view and to use a more open mind are habits that end up generating suffering and frustration. Psychological rigidity sets those people hostage to a staunch cognitive …