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A Pluralist Theory of Perception

by Neil Mehta

ISBN: 9780262548281

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: August 6, 2024

Forthcoming from the MIT Press

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.

The Evolution of Techniques

Rigidity and Flexibility in Use, Transmission, and Innovation

Edited by Mathieu Charbonneau

ISBN: 9780262547802

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: March 19, 2024

A novel, interdisciplinary exploration of the relative contributions of rigidity and flexibility in the adoption, maintenance, and evolution of technical traditions.

Decisionscape

How Thinking Like an Artist Can Improve Our Decision-Making

by Elspeth Kirkman

ISBN: 9780262048941

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: March 19, 2024

How thinking like an artist can improve our decision making and provide the perspective necessary to make better choices.

The Ghost in the Addict

by Shepard Siegel

ISBN: 9780262547970

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: March 5, 2024

How withdrawal distress and cravings can haunt current and former addicts, and what they can teach us about addiction and its treatments.

Psychoacoustic Foundations of Major-Minor Tonality

by Richard Parncutt

ISBN: 9780262547352

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: February 13, 2024

A fascinating interdisciplinary approach to how everyday Western music works, and why the tones, melodies, and chords combine as they do.

From Geometry to Behavior

An Introduction to Spatial Cognition

by Hanspeter A. Mallot

ISBN: 9780262547116

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: January 23, 2024

An overview of the mechanisms and evolution of spatial cognition, integrating evidence from psychology, neuroscience, cognitive science, and computational geometry.