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Enriched Meanings: Natural Language Semantics with Category Theory£29.99 Ash Asudeh, Gianluca Giorgolo
9780198847861 Oxford Studies in Semantics and Pragmatics This book develops a theory of enriched meanings for natural language interpretation that uses the concept of monads and related ideas from category theory. The volume is interdisciplinary in nature, and will appeal to graduate students and researchers from a range of disciplines interested in natural language understanding and representation. |
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What the Face Reveals: Basic and Applied Studies of Spontaneous Expression Using the Facial Action Coding System (FACS)Third Edition £52.00 Erika L. Rosenberg, Paul Ekman
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Principles of Psychology: Contemporary Perspectives£44.99 Matt Jarvis, Paul Okami
9780198813156 Accessible, encouraging, innovative: Principles of Psychology: Contemporary Perspectives encourages critical thinking and provides the most student-friendly introduction to the science of psychology. |
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Language in Mind: An Introduction to PsycholinguisticsSecond Edition £126.99 Julie Sedivy
9781605357058 Provides a broad, introductory survey to psycholinguistics that will remain relevant to students whether they continue in the field or not. If you are a lecturer interested in adopting this title for your course, please contact your Oxford representative to arrange a local price. |
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Perception: A Very Short Introduction£8.99 Brian Rogers
9780198791003 Brian J. Rogers analyses the psychological and philosophical aspects of perception, and argues that what we see is not what we perceive. He investigates recent insights gained from the use of imaging techniques, and the attempts to model perceptual processes in AI systems. |
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The Mind's Machine: Foundations of Brain and BehaviorSecond Edition £44.99 Neil V. Watson, S. Marc Breedlove
9781605357393 Engages students from a diverse range of disciplines in the core concepts of behavioral neuroscience |
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Thinking and Reasoning: A Very Short Introduction£8.99 Jonathan St B. T. Evans
9780198787259 Thinking is the essence of what it means to be human and defines us more than anything else as a species. Jonathan Evans explores cognitive psychological approaches to understanding the nature of thinking and reasoning, problem solving, and decision making. |
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Consciousness: A Very Short IntroductionSecond Edition £8.99 Susan Blackmore
9780198794738 Some of our most burning questions surround consciousness: What creates our identity? Do we really have free will? Is consciousness itself an illusion? The rapid rate of developments in brain science continues to open up debate on these issues. This book clarifies the complex arguments and illuminates the major theories on consciousness. |
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Sex, Lies, and Brain Scans: How fMRI reveals what really goes on in our minds£16.99 Barbara J. Sahakian, Julia Gottwald
9780198752882 The potential of fMRI is extraordinary. It allows us to observe brain activity in real time, build an understanding of thoughts and motivations, and discern unconscious biases. In a limited but real way we can now 'read minds'. Barbara Sahakian and Julia Gottwald explain the science, and consider the ethical implications of using these techniques. |
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Brainwashing: The science of thought control£10.99 Kathleen Taylor
9780198798330 Bringing together cutting-edge research from psychology and neuroscience, Kathleen Taylor puts the brain back into brainwashing and shows why understanding this mysterious phenomenon is vitally relevant in the twenty-first century. |
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Cognitive Neuroscience: A Very Short Introduction£8.99 Richard Passingham
9780198786221 This Very Short Introduction describes the new field of cognitive neuroscience - the study of what happens in the brain when we perceive, think, reason, remember, and act. Focusing on the human brain, Passingham looks at the most recent research in the field, the modern brain imaging technologies, and what the images can and can't tell us. |
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Learning: A Very Short Introduction£8.99 Mark Haselgrove
9780199688364 This Very Short Introduction looks at the nature of learning and how it takes place. From the early experiments of Pavlov, Thorndike, and others to the most recent studies in social learning, Haselgrove discusses learning in both humans and other animals. |
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The Multiple Realization Book£24.49 Thomas W. Polger, Lawrence A. Shapiro
9780198779896 Thomas W. Polger and Lawrence A. Shapiro offer the first full investigation of multiple realization—the idea that minds can be realized in ways other than the human brain. They cast doubt on the hypothesis and offer an alternative framework for understanding explanations in the cognitive sciences, and in chemistry, biology, and related fields. |
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Learning and Behavior: A Contemporary SynthesisSecond Edition £146.99 Mark E. Bouton
9780878933853 Demonstrates how the study of animal learning has a central place in psychology. If you are a lecturer interested in adopting this title for your course, please contact your Oxford representative to arrange a local price. |
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Principles of Cognitive NeuroscienceSecond Edition £155.99 Dale Purves, Kevin S. LaBar, Michael L. Platt, Marty Woldorff, Roberto Cabeza, Scott A. Huettel
9780878935734 Addresses the latest developments in the field, including expanded coverage of genetics, evolution, and neural development. If you are a lecturer interested in adopting this title for your course, please contact your Oxford representative to arrange a local price. |
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Cognitive PsychologySecond Edition £44.99 Nick Braisby, Angus Gellatly
9780199236992 A broad, engaging introduction to cognitive psychology, which encourages students to become actively involved in their learning. |
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Basic Vision: An Introduction to Visual PerceptionRevised Edition £43.99 Robert Snowden, Peter Thompson, Tom Troscianko
9780199572021 Written by three authors with over 80 years of research and undergraduate teaching experience between them, this book leads you through the intricacies of visual processing, in an engaging conversational style. |
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Why We See What We Do Redux: A Wholly Empirical Theory of Vision£78.99 Dale Purves, Beau R. Lotto
9780878935963 Encourages readers to consider the concept of vision and its implications for interpreting, modeling, and ultimately understanding the structure and function of the human visual system. If you are a lecturer interested in adopting this title for your course, please contact your Oxford representative to arrange a local price. |
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Face Processing: Psychological, Neuropsychological, and Applied Perspectives£46.99 Graham Hole, Victoria Bourne
9780199235704 Draws on a wealth of studies and research, and a unique combination of psychological, neuropsychological and applied perspectives, to give a balanced introduction to the field. |
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Memory: A Very Short Introduction£8.99 Jonathan K. Foster
9780192806758 This Very Short Introduction brings together the latest research in neuroscience and psychology - weaving in case-studies, anecdotes, literature, and philosophy - to explore and explain the science of memory - how it works, and why we can't live without it. |