Cognitive Science

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Visual ecology is the study of how animals use visual systems to meet their ecological needs, how these systems have evolved, and how they are specialized for particular visual tasks. Visual Ecology provides the first up-to-date synthesis of the field to...

For countless generations people have been told that their potential as humans is limited and fundamentally unequal. The social order, they have been assured, is arranged by powers beyond their control. More recently the appeal has been to biology,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262046497Author Frank C. KeilFormat HardbackPage Count 312Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd

A work that reveals the profound links between the evolution, acquisition, and processing of language, and proposes a new integrative framework for the language sciences. Language is a hallmark of the human species; the flexibility and unbounded...

To speak of 'thinking with literature' is to make the assumption that literature (in the broadest sense) is neither a side-show nor a side-issue in human cultures: it belongs to the spectrum of imaginative modes that includes both philosophical and...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780648784807Author Shannon PanzoFormat PaperbackPage Count 134Imprint Shannon PanzoPublisher Shannon PanzoWeight(grams) 249gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262547147Author Perry ZurnFormat PaperbackPage Count 312Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd

The brain is an absolute marvel-the seat of our consciousness, the pinnacle (so far) of evolutionary progress, and the engine of human experience. But it's also messy, fallible, and about 50,000 years out of date. We cling to superstitions, remember...

Unmatched in the quality of its world-renowned contributors, this multidisciplinary companion serves as both a course text and a reference book across the broad spectrum of issues of concern to cognitive science.About the AuthorWilliam Bechtel is...

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Woody's Last Laugh explores a simmering controversy amid scientists, conservationists, birders and the media: the supposed "extinction" of American ivory-billed woodpecker. Among the first to identify rampant mental errors inside conservation and...

It's happened to all of us at some point. You walk into the kitchen, or flip open your laptop, or stride confidently up to a lectern, filled with purpose—and suddenly haven't the foggiest idea what you’re doing. Welcome to your idiot brain. Yes, it is an...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262533393Author Patricia S. ChurchlandFormat PaperbackPage Count 568Imprint Bradford BooksPublisher MIT Press LtdDimensions(mm) 254mm * 178mm * 27mm

Humanity has precipitated a planetary crisis of resource consumption-a crisis of stuff. So ingrained is our stuff-centric view that we can barely imagine a way out beyond substituting a new portmanteau of material things for the one we have today.In The...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143121268Author Cathy N. DavidsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 323gDimensions(mm) 213mm *...

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What is the difference between right and wrong? This is no easy question to answer, yet we constantly try to make it so, frequently appealing to some hidden cache of cut-and-dried absolutes, whether drawn from God, universal reason, or societal authority...

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Challenging leading scientific theories that claim that our senses report back objective reality, cognitive scientist Donald Hoffman argues that while we should take our perceptions seriously, we should not take them literally. From examining why fashion...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262547086Author Roberto CasatiFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250358356Author Tom GriffithsFormat HardbackPage Count 400Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 454g

A new approach to understanding irrational behavior and modeling human cognitionWhat does it mean to act rationally? Mathematicians, economists, and statisticians have argued that a rational actor chooses actions that maximize their expected utility. By...

This book delves into the lives, growth, and inner workings of creative artists, sharing stories about the lives of those who have built their career in the arts. Drawing from interviews with more than 60 expert artists from varied domains - including...

This book delves into the lives, growth, and inner workings of creative artists, sharing stories about the lives of those who have built their career in the arts. Drawing from interviews with more than 60 expert artists from varied domains - including...

This primer provides a foundation in the main principles of cognitive science, offering a holistic account of what science reveals about the material basis of both animal and human consciousness. The book discusses in detail how neurons and glial cells...

This primer provides a foundation in the main principles of cognitive science, offering a holistic account of what science reveals about the material basis of both animal and human consciousness. The book discusses in detail how neurons and glial cells...

Critical thinking (CT) is essential in education, the workplace, and everyday life, yet many struggle to understand or apply it effectively. This book breaks down the 'what, how, and when' of CT in a clear, accessible way, making it practical for readers...

Critical thinking (CT) is essential in education, the workplace, and everyday life, yet many struggle to understand or apply it effectively. This book breaks down the 'what, how, and when' of CT in a clear, accessible way, making it practical for readers...

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How does the brain function in communion with the body to create complex thought and emotion? Mind Embodied: The Evolutionary Origins of Complex Cognitive Abilities in Modern Humans begins with an investigation of the embodied basis of complex cognitive...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798230639725Author Sergio Torres-MartínezFormat PaperbackPage Count 264Imprint Sergio Torres-MartinezPublisher Sergio Torres-MartinezWeight(grams) 358g

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