Cognitive Science
An Introduction to the Science of the Mind

This popular textbook presents a unified and up-to-date introduction to the interdisciplinary field of cognitive science.

José Luis Bermúdez (Author)

9781009073677, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 10 November 2022

410 pages
27.9 x 21.7 x 2 cm, 1.18 kg

'The latest edition of Bermúdez's groundbreaking textbook continues where the earlier editions left off. There is an incredible amount of cutting-edge information and theory, all presented in an accessible style with exercises, diagrams, and checklists to help the student along. This is essential reading for undergraduate courses in all core areas of cognitive science.' Michael Wilby, Anglia Ruskin University

The fourth edition of this popular text has been significantly rewritten to make it more accessible to students and easier for instructors to use. It remains distinctive in presenting a unified narrative of cognitive science as a field of inquiry in its own right. Thematically organized, Cognitive Science underscores the problems and solutions of cognitive science rather than more narrowly examining individually the subjects that contribute to it - psychology, neuroscience, linguistics, and so on. The generous use of examples, illustrations, and applications demonstrates how theory and experiment can be applied to unlock the mysteries of the human mind. Drawing upon cutting-edge research, the text has been updated and enhanced with a new chapter on emotions and the emerging field of affective science. An extensive online set of resources is available to aid both instructors and students.

Preface
Introduction: the challenge of cognitive science
Part I. Historical Landmarks: 1. The prehistory of cognitive science
2. The discipline matures: three milestones
3. The turn to the brain
Part II. Models and Tools: 4. Physical symbol systems and the language of thought
5. Neural networks and distributed information processing
6. Applying dynamical systems theory to model the mind
7. Bayesianism in cognitive science
8. Modules and architectures
9. Strategies for brain mapping
Part III. Applications: 10. Models of language learning
11. Object perception and folk physics
12. Machine learning: from expert systems to deep learning
13. Exploring mindreading
14. Robotics: from GOFAI to situated cognition and behavior-based robotics
15. The cognitive science of consciousness
16. The emotions: from cognitive science to affective science
17. Looking ahead: challenges and opportunities
Glossary
References
Index.

Subject Areas: Cognition & cognitive psychology [JMR]