Cognitive Science is a major new guide to the central theories and problems in the study of the mind and brain. The authors clearly explain how and why cognitive science aims to understand the brain as a computational system that manipulates representations. They identify the roots of cognitive science in Descartes - who argued that all knowledge of the external world is filtered through some sort of representation - and examine the present-day role of Artificial Intelligence computing psychology linguistics and neuroscience. Throughout the key building blocks of cognitive science are clearly illustrated: perception memory attention emotion language control of movement learning understanding and other important mental phenomena. Cognitive Science: presents a clear collaborative introduction to the subject is the first textbook to bring together all the different strands of this new science in a unified approach includes illustrations and exercises to aid the student . Language: English