The Complex Mind: An Interdisciplinary Approach

by David McFarland

Preface Acknowledgements Notes on Contributors PART COMPLEXITY IN ANIMAL MINDS M.McGonigle-Chalmers Relational and Absolute Discrimination Learning by Squirrel Establishing a Common Ground with Human Cognition; B.T.Jones Serial List Retention by Non-Human Complexity and Cognitive Continuity; F.R.Treichler The Use of Spatial Structure in Working A Comparative Standpoint; C.De Lillo The Emergence of Linear Sequencing in A Continuity Account and a Formal Model; M.McGonigle-Chalmers & I.Kusel Sensitivity to What Counts Across Species?; S.T.Boysen & A.M.Yocom PART COMPLEXITY IN ROBOTS Editorial Introduction; D.McFarland Towards Cognitive Robotics, Biology and Developmental Psychology; M.Lee, U.Nehmzow & M.Rodriguez Structuring The Role of Hierarchy, Modularity and Learning in Generating Intelligent Behaviour; J.J.Bryson Epistemology, Access, and Computational Models; G.Luger Reasoning About Representations in Autonomous What P´Olya and Lakatos Have To Say; A.Bundy PART LANGUAGE, EVOLUTION AND THE COMPLEX MIND Editorial Introduction; K.Stenning How to Qualify for a Cognitive Executive Control, Glass Ceilings, and the Limits of Simian Success; A.Clark Private Codes and Public Structures; C.Allen The Emergence of Complex Language; W.Hinzen Language Enlarging the Picture; K.Stenning & M.Van Lambalgen Reminiscences of Brendan McGonigle Index

316 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2012