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Visual Cognition by Steven Pinker
These essays tackle some of the central issues in visual cognition, presenting experimental techniques from cognitive psychology, new ways of modeling cognitive processes on computers from artificial intelligence, and new ways of studying brain organization from neuropsychology, to address such questions as: How do we recognize objects in front of us? How do we reason about objects when they are absent and only in memory? How do we conceptualize the three dimensions of space? Do different people do these things in different ways? And where are these abilities located in the brain? While this research, which appeared as a special issue of the journal Cognition, is at the cutting edge of cognitive science, it does not assume a highly technical background on the part of readers. The book begins with a tutorial introduction by the editor, making it suitable for specialists and nonspecialists alike.-
Introduction to Algorithms
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The Virtual Community
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Loneliness
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Understanding the Representational Mind
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Films And Feelings
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Visual Agnosia
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The Evolution of Central Banks
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About Face
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The Maze of Ingenuity
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The Cerebral Code
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Consciousness Reconsidered
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Does Consciousness Cause Behavior?
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Beyond the Cognitive Map
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Gambling with Truth
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The Modern Metropolis: Its Origins, Growth, Characteristics, and Planning
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The Visionary Eye
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Repeated Games with Incomplete Information
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The Estimation Of Probabilities
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A General Theory of Equilibrium Selection in Games
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Alois Riegel
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Visual and Spatial Structure of Landscapes
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Electromagnetic Fields, Energy, and Forces
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Cognitive Carpentry
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Vitruvius
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Evaluation in Environmental Planning
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Cellular Biophysics
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Housing Partnerships
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Model City
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White Queen Psychology and Other Essays for Alice
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Internet Economics
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A Logical Journey
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The Shape of Actions
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Nanotechnology
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The Genesis of Quantum Theory (1899-1913)
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Exchange Rates and Inflation
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Vaulting Ambition
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Lived-In Architecture
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The Better Angels of Our Nature
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Enlightenment Now
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The Blank Slate
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The Language Instinct
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The Sense of Style
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The Stuff of Thought
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How the Mind Works
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Rationality
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When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows...
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Do Humankind's Best Days Lie Ahead?
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Words And Rules
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HOW THE MIND WORKS CL
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Why Children Can't Read
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The Seven Words You Can't Say on Television
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Language and Mind
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Hotheads
Peter de Florez Professor of Psychology at MIT is Steven Pinker. The National Academy of Sciences and the American Psychological Society have recognized his work on visual cognition and linguistic psychology. Pinker has also won numerous accolades for his work at MIT and for his books How the Mind Works (which was also a Pulitzer Prize finalist) and The Language Instinct. He is a member of the use panel of the American Heritage Dictionary and an elected fellow of numerous scientific societies. He is also an associate editor of Cognition. He has contributed to the New York Times, Time, The New Yorker, The New Republic, Slate, and Technology Review, among other publications.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780262661782 |
| ISBN 10 | 0262661780 |
| Title | Visual Cognition |
| Author | Steven Pinker |
| Series | Mit Press |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | MIT Press Ltd |
| Year published | 1986-01-09 |
| Number of pages | 290 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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