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        Born Knowing

        Born Knowing

        Born Knowing

        Imprinting and the Origins of Knowledge

        by Giorgio Vallortigara

        ISBN: 9780262548571

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: February 6, 2024

        An expert on the brain argues that the mind is not a blank slate and that much early behavior is biologically predisposed rather than learned.
        From Geometry to Behavior

        From Geometry to Behavior

        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.
        Categories We Live By

        Categories We Live By

        Categories We Live By

        How We Classify Everyone and Everything

        by Gregory L. Murphy

        ISBN: 9780262547031

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: December 5, 2023

        An in-depth analysis of how humanity's compulsion to categorize affects every aspect of our lived experience.
        What Makes Us Social?

        What Makes Us Social?

        What Makes Us Social?

        by Chris Frith and Uta Frith

        ISBN: 9780262546270

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: September 12, 2023

        A deep dive into the social mind-brain, examining the processes we share with other social animals and illuminating those that are uniquely human.
        Curious Minds

        Curious Minds

        Curious Minds

        The Power of Connection

        by Perry Zurn and Dani S. Bassett

        ISBN: 9780262547147

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: September 5, 2023

        An exhilarating, genre-bending exploration of curiosity's powerful capacity to connect ideas and people.
        Open Minded

        Open Minded

        Open Minded

        Searching for Truth about the Unconscious Mind

        by Ben R. Newell and David R. Shanks

        ISBN: 9780262546195

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: August 8, 2023

        A provocative look at the unconscious mind that challenges contemporary perceptions and exposes the indefensible science that fostered them.
        Bayesian Models of Perception and Action

        Bayesian Models of Perception and Action

        Bayesian Models of Perception and Action

        An Introduction

        by Wei Ji Ma, Konrad Paul Kording and Daniel Goldreich

        ISBN: 9780262047593

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: August 8, 2023

        An accessible introduction to constructing and interpreting Bayesian models of perceptual decision-making and action.
        Gradient Expectations

        Gradient Expectations

        Gradient Expectations

        Structure, Origins, and Synthesis of Predictive Neural Networks

        by Keith L. Downing

        ISBN: 9780262545617

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: July 18, 2023

        An insightful investigation into the mechanisms underlying the predictive functions of neural networks—and their ability to chart a new path for AI.
        Context Changes Everything

        Context Changes Everything

        Context Changes Everything

        How Constraints Create Coherence

        by Alicia Juarrero

        ISBN: 9780262545662

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: June 20, 2023

        From the influential author of Dynamics in Action, how the concepts of constraints provide a way to rethink relationships, opening the way to intentional, meaningful causation.
        Regression Modeling for Linguistic Data

        Regression Modeling for Linguistic Data

        Regression Modeling for Linguistic Data

        by Morgan Sonderegger

        ISBN: 9780262045483

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: June 6, 2023

        The first comprehensive textbook on regression modeling for linguistic data offers an incisive conceptual overview along with worked examples that teach practical skills for realistic data analysis.
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