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

by HoudT,Olivier

• ISBN13: 9781579582517
• ISBN10: 1579582516
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-10-31
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

A translation of the renowned French reference book,Vocabulaire de sciences cognitives, theDictionary of Cognitive Sciencepresents comprehensive definitions of more than 120 terms. The editor and advisory board of specialists have brought together 60 internationally recognized scholars to give the reader a comprehensive understanding of the most current and dynamic thinking in cognitive science. Topics range from Abduction to Writing, and each entry covers its subject from as many perspectives as possible within the domains of psychology, artificial intelligence, neuroscience, philosophy, and linguistics. This multidisciplinary work is an invaluable resource for all collections.

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

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