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Born Knowing
Imprinting and the Origins of Knowledge
ISBN: 9780262548571
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: February 6, 2024
An expert on the brain argues that the mind is not a blank slate and that much early behavior is biologically predisposed rather than learned.
The Elephant and the Blind
The Experience of Pure Consciousness: Philosophy, Science, and 500+ Experiential Reports
ISBN: 9780262547109
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: February 6, 2024
Forthcoming from the MIT Press
From Geometry to Behavior
An Introduction to Spatial Cognition
ISBN: 9780262547116
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: January 23, 2024
An overview of the mechanisms and evolution of spatial cognition, integrating evidence from psychology, neuroscience, cognitive science, and computational geometry.
Categories We Live By
How We Classify Everyone and Everything
ISBN: 9780262547031
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: December 5, 2023
An in-depth analysis of how humanity's compulsion to categorize affects every aspect of our lived experience.
What Makes Us Social?
ISBN: 9780262546270
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: September 12, 2023
A deep dive into the social mind-brain, examining the processes we share with other social animals and illuminating those that are uniquely human.
Curious Minds
The Power of Connection
ISBN: 9780262547147
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: September 5, 2023
An exhilarating, genre-bending exploration of curiosity's powerful capacity to connect ideas and people.
Minding the Weather
How Expert Forecasters Think
ISBN: 9780262548816
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: August 15, 2023
A detailed study of research on the psychology of expertise in weather forecasting, drawing on findings in cognitive science, meteorology, and computer science.
Open Minded
Searching for Truth about the Unconscious Mind
ISBN: 9780262546195
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: August 8, 2023
A provocative look at the unconscious mind that challenges contemporary perceptions and exposes the indefensible science that fostered them.
Bayesian Models of Perception and Action
Bayesian Models of Perception and Action
An Introduction
ISBN: 9780262047593
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: August 8, 2023
An accessible introduction to constructing and interpreting Bayesian models of perceptual decision-making and action.
Gradient Expectations
Structure, Origins, and Synthesis of Predictive Neural Networks
ISBN: 9780262545617
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: July 18, 2023
An insightful investigation into the mechanisms underlying the predictive functions of neural networks—and their ability to chart a new path for AI.
Born Knowing
Imprinting and the Origins of Knowledge
ISBN: 9780262548571
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: February 6, 2024
An expert on the brain argues that the mind is not a blank slate and that much early behavior is biologically predisposed rather than learned.
The Elephant and the Blind
The Experience of Pure Consciousness: Philosophy, Science, and 500+ Experiential Reports
ISBN: 9780262547109
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: February 6, 2024
Forthcoming from the MIT Press
From Geometry to Behavior
An Introduction to Spatial Cognition
ISBN: 9780262547116
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: January 23, 2024
An overview of the mechanisms and evolution of spatial cognition, integrating evidence from psychology, neuroscience, cognitive science, and computational geometry.
Categories We Live By
How We Classify Everyone and Everything
ISBN: 9780262547031
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: December 5, 2023
An in-depth analysis of how humanity's compulsion to categorize affects every aspect of our lived experience.
What Makes Us Social?
ISBN: 9780262546270
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: September 12, 2023
A deep dive into the social mind-brain, examining the processes we share with other social animals and illuminating those that are uniquely human.
Curious Minds
The Power of Connection
ISBN: 9780262547147
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: September 5, 2023
An exhilarating, genre-bending exploration of curiosity's powerful capacity to connect ideas and people.
Minding the Weather
How Expert Forecasters Think
ISBN: 9780262548816
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: August 15, 2023
A detailed study of research on the psychology of expertise in weather forecasting, drawing on findings in cognitive science, meteorology, and computer science.
Open Minded
Searching for Truth about the Unconscious Mind
ISBN: 9780262546195
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: August 8, 2023
A provocative look at the unconscious mind that challenges contemporary perceptions and exposes the indefensible science that fostered them.
Bayesian Models of Perception and Action
Bayesian Models of Perception and Action
An Introduction
ISBN: 9780262047593
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: August 8, 2023
An accessible introduction to constructing and interpreting Bayesian models of perceptual decision-making and action.
Gradient Expectations
Structure, Origins, and Synthesis of Predictive Neural Networks
ISBN: 9780262545617
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: July 18, 2023
An insightful investigation into the mechanisms underlying the predictive functions of neural networks—and their ability to chart a new path for AI.