Dynamic Thinking: A Primer on Dynamic Field Theory

Author:   Gregor Schöner (Professor, Professor, Chair of Theory of Cognitive Systems and Director at the Institut für Neuroinformatik, Ruhr-Universität Bochum) ,  John Spencer (, Professor of Psychology, University of East Anglia) ,  DFT Research Group
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
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9780199300563


Pages:   418
Publication Date:   21 January 2016
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Gregor Schöner (Professor, Professor, Chair of Theory of Cognitive Systems and Director at the Institut für Neuroinformatik, Ruhr-Universität Bochum) ,  John Spencer (, Professor of Psychology, University of East Anglia) ,  DFT Research Group
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 18.00cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 25.70cm
Weight:   0.839kg
ISBN:  

9780199300563


ISBN 10:   0199300569
Pages:   418
Publication Date:   21 January 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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"Contributors Abbreviations General Introduction John Spencer and Gregor Schöner Part 1 Integrating Lower-Level Perception-Action with Higher-Level Cognition Introduction to Part 1 Gregor Schöner and John P. Spencer Chapter 1: The Dynamics of Neural Activation Variables Gregor Schöner, Hendrik Reimann, and Jonas Lins Chapter 2: Dynamic Field Theory Gregor Schöner and Anne Schutte Chapter 3: The Ties of DFT to Neurophyisology Sebastian Schneegans, Jonas Lins, and Gregor Schöner Chapter 4: Embodied Neural Dynamics Gregor Schöner, Christian Faubel, Evelina Dineva, and Estela Bicho Part 2 Integrating Lower-Level Perception-Action with Higher-Level Cognition Introduction to Part 2 John P. Spencer and Gregor Schöner Chapter 5: Integration and Selection in Multi-Dimensional Dynamic Fields. Sebastian Schneegans, Jonas Lins, and John P. Spencer Chapter 6: Integrating Perception and Working Memory in a Three-Layer Dynamic Field Model Jeffrey S. Johnson and Vanessa R. Simmering Chapter 7: Sensory-Motor and Cognitive Transformation Sebastian Schneegans Chapter 8: Integrating ""What"" and ""Where"": Visual Working Memory for Objects in a Scene Sebastian Schneegans, John P. Spencer, and Gregor Schöner Chapter 9: Dynamic Scene Representations and Autonomous Robotics Stephan K. U. Zibner and Christian Faubel Part 3 Integrating Thinking over Multiple Timescales Introduction to Part 3 John P. Spencer and Gregor Schöner Chapter 10: Developmental Dynamics: The Spatial Precision Hypothesis Vanessa Simmering and Anne Schutte Chapter 11: A Process View of Learning and Development in an Autonomous Exploratory System Sammy Perone and Joseph P. Ambrose Chapter 12: Grounding Word Learning in Space and Time Larissa K. Samuelson and Christian Faubel Chapter 13: The Emergence of Higher-level Cognitive Flexibility: DFT and Executive Function Aaron T. Buss, Timothy Wifall, and Eliot Hazeltine Chapter 14: Autonomous Sequence Generation in Dynamic Field Theory Yulia Sandamirskaya Conclusions: A 'How-to' Guide to Modeling with Dynamic Field Theory Joseph Ambrose, Sebastian Schneegans, Gregor Schöner, and John P. Spencer"

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A thorough and systematic introduction to dynamic field theory and its applications to perception, cognition, and action. This book will allow students and researchers interested in this important modeling framework to learn all about it, and join in its future development. -Jay McClelland, Director, Center for Mind, Brain, and Computation, Stanford University


< A thorough and systematic introduction to dynamic field theory and its applications to perception, cognition, and action. This book will allow students and researchers interested in this important modeling framework to learn all about it, and join in its future development.> -Jay McClelland, Director, Center for Mind, Brain, and Computation, Stanford University


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Gregor Schöner is a Professor and Chair of Theory of Cognitive Systems as well as the Director at the Institut für Neuroinformatik, Ruhr-Universität Bochum. John P. Spencer is a Professor of Psychology at the University of East Anglia in Norwich, UK.

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