An Invitation to Cognitive Science

Abstract

Symbolic processes in the brain - the case of insect navigation, Charles R. Gallistel The mental representation of time - uncovering a biological clock, Seth Roberts The evolution of cognition - questions we will never answer, Richard C. Lewontin Consciousness and the mind - contributions from philosophy, neuroscience, and psychology, Owen Flanagan, Donald T. Dryden Cognitive algorithms - questions of representation and computation in building a theory, Mark Steedman A gentle introduction to Soar - an architecture for human cognition, Jill Fain Lehman et al Learning arithmetic with a neural network - seven times seven is about 50, James a. anderson Models for reading letters and words, Dominic W. Massaro Inferring mental operations from reaction-time data - how we compare objects, Saul Sternberg Models of visual search - finding a face in the crowd, Barbara Anne Dosher Skill acquisition and plans for actions - learning to write with your other hand, Patricia G. Lindenmann, Charles E. Wright Drawing conclusions from data - statistical methods for coping with uncertainty, Thomas D. Wickens Separating discrimination and decision in detection, recognition, and matters of life and death, John A. Swets Discovering mental processing stages - the method of additive factors, Saul Sternberg Brainwaves and mental processes - electrical evidence of attention, perception, and intention, Allen Osman.