A variety of scientific disciplines have set as their task explaining mental activities, recognizing that in some way these activities depend upon our brain. This book is a philosophical examination of how these disciplines continue in the mission of explaining our mental capacities. "Mental Mechanisms provides one of the best accounts of the notion of a mechanism, detailing its prevalence in the practice of cognitive neuroscience. . . . [T]his is an important book that succeeds admirably in spelling out the mechanistic approach, its implications, and its empirical applications. Because of this, Mental Mechanisms should spark interest in anyone working on reduction and explanation in the sciences of the mind and brain." -Kinesis