An argument that there are perceptual mechanisms that retrieve information in cognitively and conceptually unmediated ways and that this sheds light on various

The essays range across fields foundational to cognitive science, including perception, attention, memory, and language, using formal, experimental, and neurosc

Numerous spatial biases influence navigation, interactions, and preferences in our environment. This volume considers their influences on perception and memory.

What are other people like? How do we decide if someone is friendly, honest or clever? What assumptions do we develop about them and what explanations do we giv

This volume addresses key questions related to how content in thought is derived from perceptual experience. It includes chapters that focus on single issues on