Analogical reasoning is a kind of reasoning that applies between specific exemplars or
cases, in which what is known about one exemplar is used to infer new information about …

We propose a cognitively plausible formal model of collective interpretation. The model
represents how members of a collective interact to interpret their environment. Current …

Here we argue that semantic relations (eg, works in: nurse–hospital) have abstract
independent representations in long-term memory (LTM) and that the same representation …

Combinatorial generalization—the ability to understand and produce novel combinations of
already familiar elements—is considered to be a core capacity of the human mind and a …

This review brings together the literature that pertains to the role of relational reasoning, or
the ability to discern meaningful patterns within any stream of information, in the mental work …

We report a novel approach to visual analogical reasoning, one afforded expressly by fractal
representations. We first describe the nature of visual analogies and fractal representations …

Many weaknesses of game theory are cured by new models that embody simple cognitive
principles, while maintaining the formalism and generality that makes game theory useful …

One of the challenges for perceptually grounded accounts of high-level cognition is to
explain how people make connections and draw inferences between situations that …

EU's Biodiversity Strategy to 2020 sets a 15% restoration target. However, the
understanding of restoration as a management tool remains ambiguous at EU and Member …

How is practical knowledge acquired? How can a person—or some other intelligent agent, if
any—bootstrap himself or herself from inability to mastery? The purpose of this chapter is to …