The Imagery Debate
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The Imagery Debate
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Author : Michael Tye
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 2000-03-13
The Imagery Debate written by Michael Tye and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-03-13 with Psychology categories.
Michael Tye untangles the complex web of empirical and conceptual issues of the newly revived imagery debate in psychology between those that liken mental images to pictures and those that liken them to linguistic descriptions. He also takes into account longstanding philosophical issues, to arrive at a comprehensive, up-to-date view and an original theory that provides answers to questions raised in both psychology and philosophy. Drawing on the insights of Stephen Kosslyn and the work on vision of David Mart, Tye develops a new theory of mental imagery that includes an account of imagistic representation and also tackles questions about the phenomenal qualities of mental images, image indeterminacy, the neurophysiolgical basis of imagery, and the causal relevance of image content to behavior. Tye introduces the history of philosophical views on the nature of mental imagery from Aristotle to Kant. He examines the reasons for the decline of picture theories of imagery and the use of alternative theories, the reemergence of the picture theory (with special reference to the work of Stephen Kosslyn), and the contrasting view that mental images are inner linguistic descriptions rather than pictorial representations. He then proposes his own theory of images interpreted as symbol-filled arrays in part like pictures and in part like linguistic descriptions, addresses the issue of vagueness in some features of mental images, and argues that images need not have qualia to account for their phenomenological character. Tye concludes by discussing the questions of how images are physically realized in the brain and how the contents of images can be causally related to behavior.
Image And Brain
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Author : Stephen M. Kosslyn
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 1996-08-26
Image And Brain written by Stephen M. Kosslyn and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-08-26 with Psychology categories.
This long-awaited work by prominent Harvard psychologist Stephen Kosslyn integrates a twenty-year research program on the nature of high-level vision and mental imagery. Image and Brain marshals insights and empirical results from computer vision, neuroscience, and cognitive science to develop a general theory of visual mental imagery, its relation to visual perception, and its implementation in the human brain. It offers a definitive resolution to the long-standing debate about the nature of the internal representation of visual mental imagery. Kosslyn reviews evidence that perception and representation are inextricably linked, and goes on to show how "quasi-pictorial" events in the brain are generated, interpreted, and used in cognition. The theory is tested with brain-scanning techniques that provide stronger evidence than has been possible in the past. Known for his work in high-level vision, one of the most empirically successful areas of experimental psychology, Kosslyn uses a highly interdisciplinary approach. He reviews and integrates an extensive amount of literature in a coherent presentation, and reports a wide range of new findings using a host of techniques. A Bradford Book
Image And Brain
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Author : Stephen Michael Kosslyn
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994
Image And Brain written by Stephen Michael Kosslyn and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with categories.
The Case For Mental Imagery
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Author : Stephen M. Kosslyn
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2006-03-09
The Case For Mental Imagery written by Stephen M. Kosslyn and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-03-09 with Psychology categories.
When we try to remember whether we left a window open or closed, do we actually see the window in our mind? If we do, does this mental image play a role in how we think? For almost a century, scientists have debated whether mental images play a functional role in cognition. In The Case for Mental Imagery, Stephen Kosslyn, William Thompson, and Giorgio Ganis present a complete and unified argument that mental images do depict information, and that these depictions do play a functional role in human cognition. They outline a specific theory of how depictive representations are used in information processing, and show how these representations arise from neural processes. To support this theory, they seamlessly weave together conceptual analyses and the many varied empirical findings from cognitive psychology and neuroscience. In doing so, they present the conceptual grounds for positing this type of internal representation and summarize and refute arguments to the contrary. Their argument also serves as a historical review of the imagery debate from its earliest inception to its most recent phases, and provides ample evidence that significant progress has been made in our understanding of mental imagery. In illustrating how scientists think about one of the most difficult problems in psychology and neuroscience, this book goes beyond the debate to explore the nature of cognition and to draw out implications for the study of consciousness. Student and professional researchers in vision science, cognitive psychology, philosophy, and neuroscience will find The Case for Mental Imagery to be an invaluable resource for understanding not only the imagery debate, but also and more broadly, the nature of thought, and how theory and research shape the evolution of scientific debates.
The Image Debate
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Author : Christiane J. Gruber
language : en
Publisher: Gingko Library
Release Date : 2019
The Image Debate written by Christiane J. Gruber and has been published by Gingko Library this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with ART categories.
"The images released by The Islamic State of militants smashing statues at ancient sites were a horrifying aspect of their advance across Northern Iraq and Syria during 2015-16. Their leaders justified this act of iconoclasm by arguing that such actions were divinely decreed in Islam, a notion that has remained fixed in the public consciousness. The Image Debate is a collection of thirteen essays that examine the controversy surrounding the use of images in Islamic and other religious cultures and seek to redress some of the misunderstandings that have arisen. Written by leading academics from the United States, Australia, Turkey, Israel and the United Kingdom, the book opens with an introduction by the editor Christiane Gruber, who sets the subject in context with a detailed examination of the debates over idols and the production of figural images in Islamic traditions. The book is divided into three sections: the first deals with pre-modern Islamic practices and anxieties concerned with image-making; the second addresses similar issues in Judaism, in Christianity during the Byzantine period, in pre-Islamic Iran and Central Asia, and in Hindu and Buddhist contexts in South Asia; and the third brings the reader back to Islamic lands by examining traditions of figural representation in the modern and contemporary periods." -- Publisher's website
Mental Imagery
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Author : Mark Rollins
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1992
Mental Imagery written by Mark Rollins and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Cognition. categories.
Cognitive Psychology Pearson New International Edition
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Author : Edward E. Smith
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013-07-23
Cognitive Psychology Pearson New International Edition written by Edward E. Smith and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-07-23 with Cognition categories.
For courses in Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Learning and Memory, Philosophy of Mind, and Philosophy of Psychology. The first book that fully integrates information about the brain and neural processing into the standard curriculum in cognitive psychology. Based on a need for a text that could accurately, productively, and seamlessly integrate information on both the brain and neural processing, Edward E. Smith (Columbia University) and Stephen M. Kosslyn (Harvard University) created Cognitive Psychology: Mind and Brain 1.e.
Language Brain And Cognitive Development
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Author : Jacques Mehler
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 2001
Language Brain And Cognitive Development written by Jacques Mehler and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Psychology categories.
The contributions to this collection assess the progress of cognitive science. The questions addressed include: What have we learned or not learned about language, brain, and cognition? Where are we now? Where have we failed? Where have we succeeded?
From Mental Imagery To Spatial Cognition And Language
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Author : Michel Denis
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 2012
From Mental Imagery To Spatial Cognition And Language written by Michel Denis and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Reviewing the state-of-the-art research in the field of imagery, visuo-spatial memory, spatial representation and language, with special emphasis on their interactions, the volume addresses the issues in depth, presenting new evidence through contributions from both behavioural and neuroimaging studies.
From Mental Imagery To Spatial Cognition And Language
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Author : Valérie Gyselinck
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 2012-10-02
From Mental Imagery To Spatial Cognition And Language written by Valérie Gyselinck and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-02 with Psychology categories.
The nature of mental images and their relation to language has caused controversy amongst psychologists for years, and the so-called "imagery debate" is still unresolved. Fresh light is now being shed on this topic using recent findings in neuroscience and the development of behavioural studies. Reviewing state-of-the-art research in the field of imagery, visuo-spatial memory, spatial representation and language, with special emphasis on their interactions, the volume shows how, and to what extent, findings from the studies on imagery can positively influence and enrich other psychological areas such as: Working memory Space and time representation Language and embodiment Chapter 9, written by Michel Denis, to whom this book is dedicated, analyses more than three decades of research, and outlines the shared scientific journey of friendship and discovery that has developed across various cognitive topics, all of which are linked to, and inspired by, imagery conceptualization. This is the only book to present a critical outline of research on these topics in a single volume, and as such will be invaluable to advanced undergraduates, postgraduates and researchers in such fields as cognitive psychology, neuroscience, computer science and neuropsychology.