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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Mapping the mind Mapping the mind Rita Carter This book shows how the latest scans, which reveal thoughts, memories - even our moods - as clearly as an X-ray reveals our bones, can be used to help explain aspects of our behaviour, and how behavi… OL11637420W
Visual information processing Visual information processing Symposium on Cognition, 8th, Carnegie-Mellon University 1972 Proceedings of the Eighth Annual Carnegie Symposium on Cognition, Held at the Carnegie-Mellon University Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, May 19, 1972 OL13571918W
The user illusion The user illusion Tor Nørretranders The author asserts that "what our consciousness rejects constitutes the most valuable part of ourselves," and that "we have to get outside and live life fully with all our senses to experience it mor… OL15846581W
The Cambridge Handbook of Intelligence The Cambridge Handbook of Intelligence Robert J. Sternberg "This volume provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date compendium of theory and research in the field of human intelligence. Each of the 42 chapters is written by world-renowned experts in their… OL16114163W
The semantic sphere 1 The semantic sphere 1 Pierre Lévy "The new digital media offers us an unprecedented memory capacity, an ubiquitous communication channel and a growing computing power. How can we exploit this medium to augment our personal and social… OL16415119W
Visual intelligence Visual intelligence Donald D. Hoffman In an informal style replete with illustrations, cognitive scientist Donald Hoffman presents the compelling scientific evidence for vision's constructive powers, and in so doing he unveils a grammar … OL1819750W
Learning a lesson Learning a lesson Steve Parker Explains the functions of the brain and nervous system, and how sensory experiences and information are processed. OL18231485W
Brain Informatics Brain Informatics Fabio Massimo Zanzotto This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the International Conference on Brain Informatics, BI 2012, held in Macau, China, in December 2012. <br>The 34 revised full papers were carefully re… OL19832086W
Thinking with Diagrams Thinking with Diagrams Alan F. Blackwell This book provides an introductory overview of the rapid growth in interdisciplinary research into Thinking with Diagrams. Diagrammatic representations are becoming more common in everyday human expe… OL19906947W
Mapping the mind Mapping the mind Rita Carter "Mapping the Mind charts how human behaviour and culture have been molded by the landscape of the brain. It shows how our personalities reflect the biological mechanisms underlying thought and emotio… OL2022240W
The organized mind The organized mind Daniel J Levitin "The information age is drowning us in an unprecedented deluge of data. At the same time, we're expected to make more -- and faster -- decisions about our lives than ever before. No wonder, then, tha… OL27019405W
Brain Rules Brain Rules John Medina Most of us have no idea what's really going on inside our heads. Yet brain scientists have uncovered details every business leader, parent, and teacher should know—such as the brain's need for physic… OL2764958W
The society of mind The society of mind Marvin Minsky An authority on artificial intelligence introduces a theory that explores the workings of the human mind and the mysteries of thought. OL4981641W
Ageing and Reminiscence Processes Ageing and Reminiscence Processes Peter G. Coleman A Volume of case studies of the reminiscence process in ageing, from which this experienced clinical psychologist draws implications for treatment and management of problems in the ageing population. OL5266659W
Looking for Information Looking for Information Donald O. Case Donald O. Case provides a synthesis of research on information seeking, needs, and behavior. The work is comprehensive and includes citations to library and information science literature and other f… OL7940240W
Psychology of Intelligence Analysis Psychology of Intelligence Analysis Richard J., Jr. Heuer ix, 216 pages : 21 cm OL9271758W