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The Oxford Companion to the Mind - Hardcover

Gregory, R.L.

 
9780198661245: The Oxford Companion to the Mind

Synopsis

The Oxford Companion to the Mind contains 1001 alphabetically arranged entries, varying in length from brief definitions to substantial essays on major topics. Its subject matter is extremely broad, and includes philosophy, psychology, and the physiology of the brain and nervous system. There are also a large number of articles on 'topics of mental life', in which well-known writers discuss subjects in which they have a particular expertise or interest. Students of and all those concerned with psychology, psychiatry, neurophysiology, and philosophy of mind; general readers.

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About the Author


About the editor
Richard Gregory is an experimental psychologist whose particular interests include human perception and, especially, visual illusions. He is currently Professor of Neuropsychology and Director of the Brain and Perception Laboratory at the University of Bristol. His many books include the best-selling Eye and Brain, Illusion and Nature in Art (co-edited with Sir Ernst Gombrich), and Mind in Science.

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