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The continuity of mind [electronic resource] / Michael Spivey.

Oxford Scholarship Online: Psychology Available online

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Spivey, Michael J. (Michael James)
Series:
Oxford psychology series ; no. 44.
Oxford psychology series ; 44
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Cognition.
Continuity.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (445 p.)
Place of Publication:
New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2007.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
'The Continuity of Mind' shows that understanding a spoken sentence, comprehending a visual scene, or just thinking about the day's events involves the serial coalescing of different neuronal activation patterns. This book presents an overview of how perception, cognition, & action are partially overlapping segments.
Contents:
Toward a continuity psychology
Some conceptual tools for tracking continuous mental trajectories
Some experimental tools for tracking continuous mental trajectories
Some simulation tools for tracking continuous mental trajectories
Constructive feedback for modularity
Temporal dynamics of categorization
Temporal dynamics of language comprehension
Temporal dynamics in visual perception
Temporal dynamics in action
Temporal dynamics in reasoning
Uniting and freeing the mind
Dynamical (self-)consciousness?
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 355-420) and index.
Description based on print version record.
ISBN:
9786610907489
1-280-90748-7
1-4356-3048-3
0-19-803815-1
OCLC:
192180333

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