The Foundations of Cognitive Science

the first broad treatment of cognitive science at an advanced level

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Leading scholars cover the major architectures; provide background in philosophy, linguistics, cognitive psychology, and neuroscience; and deal with methods for studying both brain and mind. The foundations of the field are fully developed, and then applied to the major cognitive domains (language acquisition, reading, discourse, etc.). In addition to being a guidebook, a dictionary, and an encyclopedic reference, it's remarkably readable. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)