The Complex Mind: An Interdisciplinary Approach

Front Matter....Pages i-xv
Front Matter....Pages 1-11
Relational and Absolute Discrimination Learning by Squirrel Monkeys: Establishing a Common Ground with Human Cognition....Pages 12-24
Serial List Retention by Non-Human Primates: Complexity and Cognitive Continuity....Pages 25-37
The Use of Spatial Structure in Working Memory: A Comparative Standpoint....Pages 38-54
The Emergence of Linear Sequencing in Children: A Continuity Account and a Formal Model....Pages 55-79
Sensitivity to Quantity: What Counts across Species?....Pages 80-96
Front Matter....Pages 97-102
Towards Cognitive Robotics: Robotics, Biology and Developmental Psychology....Pages 103-125
Structuring Intelligence: The Role of Hierarchy, Modularity and Learning in Generating Intelligent Behaviour....Pages 126-143
Epistemology, Access and Computational Models....Pages 144-166
Reasoning about Representations in Autonomous Systems: What Pólya and Lakatos Have to Say....Pages 167-183
Front Matter....Pages 185-196
How to Qualify for a Cognitive Upgrade: Executive Control, Glass Ceilings and the Limits of Simian Success....Pages 197-222
Private Codes and Public Structures....Pages 223-242
The Emergence of Complex Language....Pages 243-263
Language Evolution: Enlarging the Picture....Pages 264-282
Epilogue: Brendan McGonigle....Pages 283-288
Back Matter....Pages 289-295