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Palgrave MacMillan The Complex Mind An Interdisciplinary Approach 2012 Edition by David McFarland, Keith Stenning, Maggie McGonigle
Combining the study of animal minds, artificial minds, and human evolution, this book examine the advances made by comparative psychologists in explaining the intelligent behaviour of primates, the design of artificial autonomous systems and the cognitive products of language evolution. Table of contents :- Preface Acknowledgements Notes on Contributors PART I: COMPLEXITY IN ANIMAL MINDS Introduction: M.McGonigle-Chalmers Relational and Absolute Discrimination Learning by Squirrel Monkeys: Establishing a Common Ground with Human Cognition; B.T.Jones Serial List Retention by Non-Human Primates: Complexity and Cognitive Continuity; F.R.Treichler The Use of Spatial Structure in Working Memory: A Comparative Standpoint; C.De Lillo The Emergence of Linear Sequencing in Children: A Continuity Account and a Formal Model; M.McGonigle-Chalmers & I.Kusel Sensitivity to Quantity: What Counts Across Species?; S.T.Boysen & A.M.Yocom PART II: COMPLEXITY IN ROBOTS Editorial Introduction; D.McFarland Towards Cognitive Robotics: Robotics, Biology and Developmental Psychology; M.Lee, U.Nehmzow & M.Rodriguez Structuring Intelligence: The Role of Hierarchy, Modularity and Learning in Generating Intelligent Behaviour; J.J.Bryson Epistemology, Access, and Computational Models; G.Luger Reasoning About Representations in Autonomous Systems: What POlya and Lakatos Have To Say; A.Bundy PART III: LANGUAGE, EVOLUTION AND THE COMPLEX MIND Editorial Introduction; K.Stenning How to Qualify for a Cognitive Upgrade: Executive Control, Glass Ceilings, and the Limits of Simian Success; A.Clark Private Codes and Public Structures; C.Allen The Emergence of Complex Language; W.Hinzen Language Evolution: Enlarging the Picture; K.Stenning & M.Van Lambalgen Epilogue: Reminiscences of Brendan McGonigle Index