The visual recognition of complex movements and actions is crucial for the survival of many
species. It is important not only for communication and recognition at a distance, but also for …

Recent studies of the effects of stimulating the superior colliculus (SO in rodents suggest that
this structure mediates at least two classes of response to novel sensory stimuli. One class …

How are we able to understand and anticipate each other in everyday life, in our daily
interactions? Through the use of such" folk" concepts as belief, desire, intention, and …

Naturalizing the Mind skillfully develops a representational theory of the qualitative, the
phenomenal, the what-it-is-like aspects of the mind that have defied traditional forms of …

First published in 1995, The Visual Brain in Action remains a seminal publication in the
cognitive sciences. It presents a model for understanding the visual processing underlying …

To study animal welfare empirically we need an objective basis for deciding when an animal
is suffering. Suffering includes a wide range ofunpleasant emotional states such as fear …

Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 4th Edition, is a revised and updated edition of the
landmark text focusing on the development of brain and behaviour during infancy …

This is the second of the two closely linked but self-contained volumes that comprise James
Hurford's acclaimed exploration of the biological evolution of language. In the first book he …

Traditionally, research on vision focused on its role in perception and our cognitive life.
Except for the study of eye movements, which have been regarded as an information …

Sequential encoding of motor programs is essential for behavior generation. However,
whether it is critical for instinctive behavior is still largely unknown. Mouse hunting behavior …