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