Dictionary of Cognitive Science: Neuroscience, Psychology, Artificial Intelligence, Linguistics, and Philosophy / Edition 1

by Olivier Houdé, Daniel Kayser, Olivier Koenig, Joëlle Proust, François Rastier

Overview

A translation of the renowned French reference book, Vocabulaire de sciences cognitives , the Dictionary of Cognitive Science presents comprehensive definitions in more than 120 subjects. Topics range from 'Abduction' to 'Writing', and each entry is covered from as many perspectives as possible within the domains of psychology, artificial intelligence, neuroscience, philosophy, and linguistics. The editor and his advisory board, each a specialist in one of these areas, have brought together 60 internationally recognized scholars to give the reader a comprehensive understanding of the most current and dynamic thinking in the cognitive sciences.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781579582517
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/31/2003
Pages:	464
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Olivier Houdé, Daniel Kayser, Olivier Koenig, Joëlle Proust, François Rastier

Table of Contents

Entries include: * Abduction * Autism * Belief * Cognitive Development * Constraint * Desire * Distributed Intelligence * Emotion * Expressiveness * Frame Problem * Functionalism * Grammar * Holism * Inheritance * Interpretation * Knowledge Acquisition * Language of Thought * Logicism/Psychologism * Mental Imagery * Model * Neural Network * Number * Oral * Pragmatics * Psychophysics * Qualia * Reading * Relevance * Robotics * Schizophrenia * Semiotics * Theory of Mind * Turing Machine * Validation * Writing * and many more.

Editorial Reviews

"Well-written...Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and higher." — Choice
"A good resource for definitions of basic concepts... Suitable for students." — Library Journal

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