Dynamical cognitive science /
| Author / Creator: | Ward, Lawrence M. |
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| Imprint: | Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2002. ©2002 |
| Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 355 pages) : illustrations |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Bradford Bks. Bradford Bks. |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11118460 |
| Summary: | An introduction to the application of dynamical systems science to the cognitive sciences. Dynamical Cognitive Science makes available to the cognitive science community the analytical tools and techniques of dynamical systems science, adding the variables of change and time to the study of human cognition. The unifying theme is that human behavior is an "unfolding in time" whose study should be augmented by the application of time-sensitive tools from disciplines such as physics, mathematics, and economics, where change over time is of central importance. The book provides a fast-paced, comprehensive introduction to the application of dynamical systems science to the cognitive sciences. Topics include linear and nonlinear time series analysis, chaos theory, complexity theory, relaxation oscillators, and metatheoretical issues of modeling and theory building. Tools and techniques are discussed in the context of their application to basic cognitive science problems, including perception, memory, psychophysics, judgment and decision making, and consciousness. The final chapter summarizes the contemporary study of consciousness and suggests how dynamical approaches to cognitive science can help to advance our understanding of this central concept. |
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| Item Description: | "A Bradford book." |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 355 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-347) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780262285797 0262285797 0585436657 9780585436654 0262232170 9780262232173 |