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040			_cIIT Kanpur
041			_aeng
082			_a153 _bW21d
100			_aWard, Lawrence M.
245			_aDynamical cognitive science _cLawrence M. Ward
260			_bThe MIT Press _c2002 _aCambridge
300			_axv, 355p
500			_aA Bradford Book
520			_aDynamical Cognitive Science makes available to the cognitive science community the analytical tools and techniques of dynamical systems science, adding the variables of change and time to the study of human cognition. The unifying theme is that human behavior is an "unfolding in time" whose study should be augmented by the application of time-sensitive tools from disciplines such as physics, mathematics, and economics, where change over time is of central importance. The book provides a fast-paced, comprehensive introduction to the application of dynamical systems science to the cognitive sciences. Topics include linear and nonlinear time series analysis, chaos theory, complexity theory, relaxation oscillators, and metatheoretical issues of modeling and theory building. Tools and techniques are discussed in the context of their application to basic cognitive science problems, including perception, memory, psychophysics, judgment and decision making, and consciousness. The final chapter summarizes the contemporary study of consciousness and suggests how dynamic approaches to cognitive science can help to advance our understanding of this central concept.
650			_aTime -- Psychological aspects
650			_aChange (Psychology)
650			_aCognitive science
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