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        Bayesian Models of Cognition

        Bayesian Models of Cognition

        Bayesian Models of Cognition

        Reverse Engineering the Mind

        by Thomas L. Griffiths, Nick Chater and Joshua Tenenbaum

        ISBN: 9780262049412

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: November 12, 2024

        The definitive introduction to Bayesian cognitive science, written by pioneers of the field.
        The Creative Brain

        The Creative Brain

        The Creative Brain

        Myths and Truths

        by Anna Abraham

        ISBN: 9780262548007

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: April 30, 2024

        A nuanced, science-based understanding of the creative mind that dispels the pervasive myths we hold about the human brain—but also uncovers the truth at their cores.
        Cultural Evolution

        Cultural Evolution

        Cultural Evolution

        Society, Technology, Language, and Religion

        Edited by Peter J. Richerson and William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Psychology Morten H. Christiansen

        ISBN: 9780262551908

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: April 30, 2024

        Leading scholars report on current research that demonstrates the central role of cultural evolution in explaining human behavior.
        Evolution and the Mechanisms of Decision Making

        Evolution and the Mechanisms of Decision Making

        Evolution and the Mechanisms of Decision Making

        Edited by Peter Hammerstein and Jeffrey R. Stevens

        ISBN: 9780262551502

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: March 19, 2024

        A multidisciplinary examination of cognitive mechanisms, shaped over evolutionary time through natural selection, that govern decision making.
        Animal Thinking

        Animal Thinking

        Animal Thinking

        Contemporary Issues in Comparative Cognition

        Edited by Randolf Menzel and Julia Fischer

        ISBN: 9780262551496

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: March 19, 2024

        Experts from psychology, neuroscience, philosophy, ecology, and evolutionary biology assess the field of animal cognition.
        Body Am I

        Body Am I

        Body Am I

        The New Science of Self-Consciousness

        by Moheb Costandi

        ISBN: 9780262548366

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: March 5, 2024

        How the way we perceive our bodies plays a critical role in the way we perceive ourselves: stories of phantom limbs, rubber hands, anorexia, and other phenomena.
        Altered States of Consciousness

        Altered States of Consciousness

        Altered States of Consciousness

        Experiences Out of Time and Self

        by Marc Wittmann

        Translated by Philippa Hurd

        ISBN: 9780262546089

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: November 7, 2023

        What altered states of consciousness—the dissolution of feelings of time and self—can tell us about the mystery of consciousness.
        What Makes Us Social?

        What Makes Us Social?

        What Makes Us Social?

        by Chris Frith and Uta Frith

        ISBN: 9780262546270

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: September 12, 2023

        A deep dive into the social mind-brain, examining the processes we share with other social animals and illuminating those that are uniquely human.
        Dendritic Spines

        Dendritic Spines

        Dendritic Spines

        by Rafael hook

        ISBN: 9780262549004

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: August 22, 2023

        A leading neurobiologist explores the fundamental function of dendritic spines in neural circuits by analyzing different aspects of their biology, including structure, development, motility, and plasticity.
        Ketamine

        Ketamine

        Ketamine

        by Bita Moghaddam

        ISBN: 9780262542241

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: February 16, 2021

        The emergence of ketamine—previously known as a combat anesthetic and club drug—as a treatment for depression.
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