Beyond The Cognitive Map

Author : A. David Redish
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Animal navigation
ISBN : 0262181940

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Beyond the Cognitive Map by A. David Redish Pdf

There are currently two major theories about the role of the hippocampus, a distinctive structure in the back of the temporal lobe. One says that it stores a cognitive map, the other that it is a key locus for the temporary storage of episodic memories. A. David Redish takes the approach that understanding the role of the hippocampus in space will make it possible to address its role in less easily quantifiable areas such as memory. Basing his investigation on the study of rodent navigation--one of the primary domains for understanding information processing in the brain--he places the hippocampus in its anatomical context as part of a greater functional system. Redish draws on the extensive experimental and theoretical work of the last 100 years to paint a coherent picture of rodent navigation. His presentation encompasses multiple levels of analysis, from single-unit recording results to behavioral tasks to computational modeling. From this foundation, he proposes a novel understanding of the role of the hippocampus in rodents that can shed light on the role of the hippocampus in primates, explaining data from primate studies and human neurology. The book will be of interest not only to neuroscientists and psychologists, but also to researchers in computer science, robotics, artificial intelligence, and artificial life.

Author : Ervin Laszlo
Publisher : Praeger
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1996-05-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780275956769

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Changing Visions by Ervin Laszlo Pdf

The four authors of this book recognize that no one on the common human journey to the 21st century can pick the best route without consulting a map—that is to say, an interconnected set of understandings about what in a given situation is important, what demands action and attention, and what does not. The problem, they contend, is that the picture of the world we each carry in our mind may not be a true mapping of the reality that surrounds us. This picture, the cognitive map, could always be sharper. The authors prompt us to become more conscious of our own cognitive map, and explain how it can be adapted to the exigencies of our changing world so that it can be better-used to guide our steps toward the 21st century. We all carry a picture of the world in our mind, but is that map an assuredly true layout of the reality that surrounds us? If not, how can we use it to guide our steps toward the 21st century and beyond without creating shocks and surprises that impair our well-being and threaten our survival? We shall not survive, either as individuals or as a species, if our maps fail to reflect accurately the nature of the world that surrounds us. The authors attempt, through reviewing the origins, development, and current changes in individual and social cognitive maps, to prompt readers to become more conscious of their own map, and hence be better able to adapt it to the exigencies of our changing world. The book ends with a vision of the global bio- and socio-sphere: the unified cognitive map which is emerging in laboratories and workshops of the new physics, the new biology, the new ecology, and the avant-garde branches of the social and historical sciences. But Changing Visions recognizes that these sciences alone cannot promote the formation of faithful maps of lived reality, and that religion, common sense, and even art can fill in and sharpen one's world-picture.

Author : Scott Freundschuh,NATIONAL UNIV OF IRELAND
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2018-10-24
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781317798071

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Cognitive Mapping by Scott Freundschuh,NATIONAL UNIV OF IRELAND Pdf

This important work brings together international academics from a variety of disciplines to explore the topic of spatial cognition on a 'geographic' scale. It provides an overview of the historical origins of the subject, a description of current debates and suggests directions for future research.

Author : John O'Keefe,Lynn Nadel
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 602 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Cognition
ISBN : UCAL:B4525998

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The Hippocampus as a Cognitive Map by John O'Keefe,Lynn Nadel Pdf

Author : A. David Redish
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2013-08
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780199891887

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The Mind Within the Brain by A. David Redish Pdf

The goal of this book is to present the science behind decision-making in humans. In particular, one of the main concepts the author puts forward in the book is that, if our brain is a decision-making machine, then that machine can break down; it can have a "failure" or "vulnerabilities." And that it is possible to understand that machinery (even to understand that it is a machinery), without losing the potential to appreciate all the things that make us human (including our decision-making ability). Here the author brings together cutting edge research in psychology, robotics, economics, neuroscience, and the new fields of neuroeconomics and computational psychiatry, to offer a unified theory of human decision-making. Most importantly, he shows how vulnerabilities, or "failure-modes," in the decision-making system can lead to serious dysfunctions, such as irrational behavior, addictions, problem gambling, and PTSD. Ranging widely from the surprising roles of emotion, habit, and narrative in decision-making, to the larger philosophical questions of how mind and brain are related, what makes us human, the nature of morality, free will, and the conundrum of robotics and consciousness, this work offers fresh insight into one of the most complex aspects of human behavior.

Author : Anna Abraham
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 865 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2020-06-18
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781108429245

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The Cambridge Handbook of the Imagination by Anna Abraham Pdf

The human imagination manifests in countless different forms. We imagine the possible and the impossible. How do we do this so effortlessly? Why did the capacity for imagination evolve and manifest with undeniably manifold complexity uniquely in human beings? This handbook reflects on such questions by collecting perspectives on imagination from leading experts. It showcases a rich and detailed analysis on how the imagination is understood across several disciplines of study, including anthropology, archaeology, medicine, neuroscience, psychology, philosophy, and the arts. An integrated theoretical-empirical-applied picture of the field is presented, which stands to inform researchers, students, and practitioners about the issues of relevance across the board when considering the imagination. With each chapter, the nature of human imagination is examined - what it entails, how it evolved, and why it singularly defines us as a species.

Author : Sally Bushell
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2020-07-02
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781108487450

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Reading and Mapping Fiction by Sally Bushell Pdf

This book explores the power of the map in fiction and its centrality to meaning, from Treasure Island to Winnie-the-Pooh.

Author : Juval Portugali
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2007-08-23
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780585334851

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The Construction of Cognitive Maps by Juval Portugali Pdf

and processes which are exclusive to humans in their encoding, storing, decoding and retrieving spatial knowledge for various tasks. The authors present and discuss connectionist models of cognitive maps which are based on local representation, versus models which are based on distributed representation, as well as connectionist models concerning language and spatial relations. As is well known, Gibson's (1979) ecological approach suggests a view on cognition which is diametrically different from the classical main stream view: perception (and thus cognition) is direct, immediate and needs no internal information processing, and is thus essentially an external process of interaction between an organism and its external environment. The chapter by Harry Heft introduces J. J. Gibson's ecological approach and its implication to the construction of cognitive maps in general and to the issue of wayfinding in particular. According to Heft, main stream cognitive sciences are essentially Cartesian in nature and have not as yet internalized the implications of Darwin's theory of evolution. Gibson, in his ecological approach, has tried to do exactly this. The author introduces the basic terminology of the ecological approach and relates its various notions, in particular optic flow, nested hierarchy and affordances, to navigation and the way routes and places in the environment are learned.

Author : Christian Freksa,Christopher Habel,Karl F. Wender
Publisher : Springer
Page : 489 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2003-05-20
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783540693420

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Spatial Cognition by Christian Freksa,Christopher Habel,Karl F. Wender Pdf

Research on spatial cognition is a rapidly evolving interdisciplinary enterprise for the study of spatial representations and cognitive spatial processes, be they real or abstract, human or machine. Spatial cognition brings together a variety of - search methodologies: empirical investigations on human and animal orientation and navigation; studies of communicating spatial knowledge using language and graphical or other pictorial means; the development of formal models for r- resenting and processing spatial knowledge; and computer implementations to solve spatial problems, to simulate human or animal orientation and navigation behavior, or to reproduce spatial communication patterns. These approaches can interact in interesting and useful ways: Results from empirical studies call for formal explanations both of the underlying memory structures and of the processes operating upon them; we can develop and - plement operational computer models obeying the relationships between objects and events described by the formal models; we can empirically test the computer models under a variety of conditions, and we can compare the results to the - sults from the human or animal experiments. A disagreement between these results can provide useful indications towards the re nement of the models.

Author : Reginald G. Golledge
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 080185993X

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Wayfinding Behavior by Reginald G. Golledge Pdf

The metaphor of a "cognitive map" has attracted interest since the 1940s. Researchers from many fields have explored how humans process and use spatial information, why they make errors or not. This text brings together contributors from diverse fields to explore the

Author : Panayiotis Zaphiris,Andri Ioannou,Robert A. Sottilare,Jessica Schwarz,Fiona Fui-Hoon Nah,Keng Siau,June Wei,Gavriel Salvendy
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 597 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2023-12-20
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783031480607

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HCI International 2023 – Late Breaking Papers by Panayiotis Zaphiris,Andri Ioannou,Robert A. Sottilare,Jessica Schwarz,Fiona Fui-Hoon Nah,Keng Siau,June Wei,Gavriel Salvendy Pdf

This seven-volume set LNCS 14054-14060 constitutes the proceedings of the 25th International Conference, HCI International 2023, in Copenhagen, Denmark, in July 2023. For the HCCII 2023 proceedings, a total of 1578 papers and 396 posters was carefully reviewed and selected from 7472 submissions. Additionally, 267 papers and 133 posters are included in the volumes of the proceedings published after the conference, as “Late Breaking Work”. These papers were organized in the following topical sections: HCI Design and User Experience; Cognitive Engineering and Augmented Cognition; Cultural Issues in Design; Technologies for the Aging Population; Accessibility and Design for All; Designing for Health and Wellbeing; Information Design, Visualization, Decision-making and Collaboration; Social Media, Creative Industries and Cultural Digital Experiences; Digital Human Modeling, Ergonomics and Safety; HCI in Automated Vehicles and Intelligent Transportation; Sustainable Green Smart Cities and Smart Industry; eXtended Reality Interactions; Gaming and Gamification Experiences; Interacting with Artificial Intelligence; Security, Privacy, Trust and Ethics; Learning Technologies and Learning Experiences; eCommerce, Digital Marketing and eFinance.

Author : Robert Axelrod
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2015-03-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781400871957

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Structure of Decision by Robert Axelrod Pdf

This book outlines a new approach to the analysis of decision making based on "cognitive maps." A cognitive map is a graphic representation intended to capture the structure of a decision maker's stated beliefs about a particular problem. Following introductory chapters that develop the theory and techniques of cognitive mapping, a set of five empirical studies applies these new techniques to five policy areas. Originally published in 1976. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Author : Ervin Laszlo
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 2881245595

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The Evolution of Cognitive Maps by Ervin Laszlo Pdf

Cognitive maps, mental representations which inform thought and action, are templates for human perception and behavior. Bringing together diverse disciplines--cognitive and social psychology, biopsychology, history, physics, cosmology, chemistry, population ecology, economics, and philosophy of science--This volume comprises the revised and updated texts of the majority of papers first given at the international meeting of the General Evolution Research Group, held at the U. of Bologna, Italy in May 1989. The essays explore the development of cognitive maps from their biological and historical bases to their contemporary forms. Includes a closing commentary by Umberto Eco. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Dennis Coon
Publisher : Cengage Learning Canada Inc
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2015-05-11
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780176727482

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Psychology: A Journey by Dennis Coon Pdf

Learning is an adventure—now students can see just how exciting it can be with Psychology: A Journey. In a course where professors are frequently confronted with students who haven't actually read their textbooks, Psychology: A Journey offers a proven and trusted solution: this popular text presents psychology in a way that sparks readers' curiosity, insights, imagination, and interest—getting students ""hooked"" on psychology and making them eager to read on. Journey’s Canadian edition succeeds at covering not only essential topics at the core of psychology but many others at the cutting edge of current knowledge. The first psychology textbook to integrate the proven SQ4R (Survey, Question, Read, Recite, Reflect, and Review) active learning system, Journey helps readers grasp major concepts, develop a broad understanding of psychology's diversity, and see for themselves how psychology relates to the challenges of everyday life. Because readers become actively involved with the material, they develop a basic understanding of psychology that they take with them into their future courses and careers.

Author : Robert O. Tilman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2019-07-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000312317

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Southeast Asia And The Enemy Beyond by Robert O. Tilman Pdf

This book explores elite perceptions of the external threats facing the members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), drawing on Dr. Tilman's interviews with senior political, military, and intellectual leaders in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. He supplements his interviews with an examination of their writings, speeches, and other public statements, which he examines in the context of the history, geography, culture, and governmental structures of each country. He addresses the fundamental questions of the extent to which these perceptions differ and why. His focus throughout is on subjective reality--the world as it is perceived by the leadership of the ASEAN nations.