Cognitive Science in Europe
A report from the FAST Programme of the Commission of the European Communities
1st Edition
Published on 7. October 1987
Book
Paperback/Softback
X, 236 pages
978-3-540-96595-4 (ISBN)
Description
AIMS AND ORGANISATION OF THE PRESENT REPORT This document is a report on the state of Cognitive Science research in the European Economic Community. Since Cognitive Science is a young discipline, we have taken part of our task to be an exposition of its goals, methods and progress, and of its significance for technology. Subsequent to this exposition we survey the intellectual resources devoted to Cognitive Science research within member nations of the EEC. Specific proposals for the advancement of the discipline in Europe are also formulated. In more detail, the six chapters comprising the report may be summarized as follows. -Chapter 1 (What is Cognitive Science?) is an overview of the major research themes that define contemporary Cognitive Science. The relation of these themes to current technological issues Is also briefly discussed. -Chapter 2 (Survey of cognitive competencies) treats four principal axes of Cognitive Science research In more detail. Our discussion Is at once theoretical and applied Inasmuch as we describe potential app lications of basic research to technological and societal issues. -Chapter 3 (Biological perspective on Cognitive Science) is a discussion of neuroscience approaches to Cognitive Science. This chapter is intended to under line the distinction between Cognitive Science and Artificial Intelligence. -Chapter 4 (Cognitive ergonomics) highlights the study of man-machine interaction. It may be usefully accompanied by FAST series N" 9: "Mismatch between machine representations and human concepts".
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Berlin
Germany
Publishing group
Springer Berlin
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Research
Illustrations
X, 236 p.
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 170 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
435 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-540-96595-4 (9783540965954)
DOI
10.1007/978-3-642-85276-3
Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
Preface.- Table A: Participants.- Table B: National Correspondents.- Table C: Contributors to Chapters 1-4.- 1 - What is Cognitive Science?.- Cognitive Science Prism.- 2 - Survey of Cognitive Competencies.- Section 2.1: Perception.- Section 2.2: Language.- Section 2.3: Inference.- Section 2.4: Action.- 3 - Biological Perspective on Cognitive Science.- Section 3.1: Recent advances in the neurosciences.- Section 3.2: Neuroscience perspective on brain pathology.- Section 3.3: Parallel processing in the cerebral hemispheres.- Section 3.4: Future prospects in neuroscience.- 4 - Cognitive Ergonomics.- Section 4.0: Introduction.- Section 4.1: The relevance of human-computer interaction (HCI).- Section 4.2: Some comments on history.- Section 4.3: Basic aspects of human-computer interaction (HCI).- Section 4.4: Cognitive Science and Human-Computer interaction.- Section 4.5: Concluding remarks and aspects of future research.- 5 - Survey of Cognitive Science resources in the EEC.- Section 5.1: Introduction.- Section 5.2: Belgium.- Section 5.3: Denmark.- Section 5.4: France.- Section 5.5: German Federal Republic.- Section 5.6: Great Britain.- Section 5.7: Italy.- Section 5.8: The Netherlands.- Section 5.9: Spain.- Section 5.10: Switzerland & Scandinavia.- 6 - Analysis and Proposals.- Section 6.1: Analysis.- Section 6.2: Proposals.- Table 6A.- Table 6B.- Table 6C.- Table 6D.