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The Organization of Perception and Action : A Theory for Language and Other Cognitive Skills /

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Do perception and action share some of the same cognitive structures? What is the relationship between cognitive processes for sequencing, timing, and error detection in perception and action? Such issues form the basis for this fresh and absorbing study of the perception and production of language...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: MacKay, Donald G.
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 1987.
Series:Cognitive science series.
Subjects:
Computer science.
Neurosciences.
Artificial intelligence.
Physiology.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Contents: Theorectical Antecedents
  • The Structure of Perception and Action
  • The Sequencing of Action
  • Perceptual Sequencing and Higher Level Activation
  • The Temporal Organization of Perception and Action
  • Asymmetries Between Perception and Action
  • The Functions of Mental Nodes
  • Self-Inhibition and the Recovery Cycle
  • Perceptual Feedback in the Detection and Correction of Errors
  • Disruptive Effects of Feedback
  • Epilogue
  • References
  • Index of Names
  • Subject Index.