New Edition
Edited by Richard L. Gregory
900 articles
First published in 1987, to huge acclaim, The Oxford Companion to the Mind immediately took its place as the indispensable guide to the mysteries - and idiosyncracies - of the human mind. In no other book can the reader find discussions of concepts such as language, memory, and intelligence, side by side with witty definitions of common human experiences such as the 'cocktail-party' and 'halo' effects, and the least effort principle.
The second edition includes new entries on attachment theory, caffeine, extra-terrestrial intelligence, and imagination; it also includes three 'mini symposia' - on consciousness, brain scanning, and artificial intelligence - with contributions from a range of specialists. In all, there are over 300 contributors from the world's leading scholars.
Richard L. Gregory is Emeritus Professor of Neuropsychology, Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Bristol.
'a masterful compilation in one volume of virtually every important aspect of mind, brain and consciousness', Washington Post
ISBN: 0198662246
Publishing history: First published 1987, this edition 2004.
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