Signals : evolution, learning, & information /

Signals : evolution, learning, & information /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Skyrms, Brian.
Imprint:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Description:	199 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Semiotics. Signs and symbols. Communication. Communication. Semiotics. Signs and symbols.
Format:	E-Resource Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8062868

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ISBN:	9780199580828 (acid-free paper) 0199580820 9780199582945 (pbk.) 0199582947 (pbk.)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [179]-195) and index.
Summary:	Brian Skyrms offers a demonstration of how fundamental signals are to our world. He uses various scientific tools to examine how meaning & communication develop. Signals operate in networks of senders & receivers at all levels of life, transmitting & processing information. That is how humans & animals think & interact.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
1. Signals
2. Signals in Nature
3. Information
4. Evolution
5. Evolution in Lewis Signaling Games
6. Deception
7. Learning
8. Learning in Lewis Signaling Games
9. Generalizing Signaling Games: Synonyms, Bottlenecks, Category Formation
10. Inventing New Signals
11. Networks I: Logic and Information Processing
12. Complex Signals and Compositionality
13. Networks II: Teamwork
14. Learning to Network
Postscript
References
Index