Unlocking consciousness : lessons from the convergence of computing and cognitive psychology /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ross, Charles (Charles Trevor) (Author)
Published: World Scientific Publishing Europe Ltd.,
Publisher Address: London :
Publication Dates: [2018]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Carrier Form: xxxix, 346 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-331) and index.
ISBN: 9781786344687 (hardback) :
1786344688 (hardback)
Index Number: Q335
CLC: TP18
Call Number: TP18/R823
Contents: Contribution of computers : predator or partner? -- State of the art : cognitive neuroscience -- Ideas, past, present and future -- Sources of information -- Language -- Representation of information -- Memory & learning -- Meaning -- Summary of the evolution of intelligence -- General and responsive intelligence -- Aquisitive and creative intelligence -- Physical, emotional, holistic and medical intelligence -- Measurement, implications and extrapolation of intelligence -- The many languages and powerful tools of the body -- Definition of intelligence -- Understanding consciousness -- Thinking, knowledge and creativity -- The synaptic conjecture -- The future.