Title :
Document design and recent theories about the brain
Abstract :
Recent theories about the brain have changed one´s picture of how the brain works. The right brain/left brain dichotomy theory of the 1960s and 1970s is being replaced by a more complex model. It is noted that one of those models, the modular mind theory of R. Jackendoff (1989), a linguist, has important applications for document design in technical communication because his theory could lead to a general theory of document design.<>
Keywords :
brain models; system documentation; technical presentation; document design; modular mind theory; right brain/left brain dichotomy; technical communication; Brain modeling; Chaos; Desktop publishing; Graphics; Humans; Process control; Professional communication; Psychology; Rhetoric; Solids;
Conference_Titel :
Professional Communication Conference, 1990. IPCC 90. Communication Across the Sea: North American and European Practices, International
Conference_Location :
Guildford, UK
DOI :
10.1109/IPCC.1990.111165
