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First Published in 1978. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

First Published in 1992. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

This monograph is the written version of a series of talks delivered as recent MacEachran Lectures at the University of Alberta. The informal style of the lectures, and the inclusion of a relatively large number of figures, has been preserved in order to keep the monograph faithful to the concept of an individual attempting to integrate his own research into a reasonably coherent framework. Although the volume is very much a personal account of one individual''s perspective, the studies reported are naturally a product of many collaborations as well as inspirations from colleagues. The fundamental issue addressed is how adult age differences in fluid or process aspects of cognitive functioning are to be explained. Several potential mediators are considered, with most of the emphasis devoted to the investigation of working memory and processing speed as variables mediating relations between age and cognition.

There are few books devoted to the topic of brain plasticity and behavior. Most previous works that cover topics related to brain plasticity do not include extensive discussions of behavior. The first to try to address the relationship between recovery from brain damage and changes in the brain that might support the recovery, this volume includes studies of humans as well as laboratory species, particularly rats. The subject matter identifies a consistent correlation between specific changes in the brain and behavioral recovery, as well as various factors such as sex and experience that influence this correlation in consistent ways. Evolving from a series of lectures given as the McEachran Lectures at the University of Alberta, this volume originally began as a summary of the lectures, but has expanded to include more background literature, allowing the reader to see the author''s biases, assumptions, and hunches in a broader perspective. In writing this volume, the author had two goals in mind: * to initiate senior undergraduates or graduate psychology, biology, neuroscience or other interested students to the issues and questions regarding the nature of brain plasticity, and * to provide a monograph in the form of an extended summary of the work the author and his colleagues have done on brain plasticity and recovery of function.

This well-documented book divides the process of constructing new problem-solving strategies into two parts: discovery of the new strategy, and its generalization to new contexts. By using a trial-by-trial analysis, the authors are able to identify the exact trial on which the new strategy is first used, the circumstances that lead to the discovery, and the generalization of the strategy beyond its initial use. These observations disconfirm popular stereotypes of the discovery process and provide important insights into the nature of long-term learning and strategy discovery.

First Published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

The goal of this book is to persuade students of animal learning that cognitive theorizing is essential for an understanding of the phenomena revealed by conditioning experiments. The authors also hope to persuade the cognitive psychology community that conditioning phenomena offer such a strong empirical foundation for a rigorous brand of cognitive psychology that the study of animal learning should reclaim a more central place in the field of psychology.

First Published in 1982. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

This volume provides a primarily non-technical summary of experimental and theoretical work on the nature-nurture problem. It suggests that the relationship beween genes and early experiences opens up the evolution of the mind - in the womb and during childhood.

First Published in 1992. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

The topic of brain plasticity and behaviour is the focus of this book. It addresses the relationship between recovery from brain damage and changes in the brain that might support the recovery, and also includes studies of humans as well as laboratory species, particularly rats.

First Published in 1991. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

First Published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Providing a personal overview of hemispheric differences in human cognitive activity, Professor Efron is selective in his presentation of significant issues. To ensure a balanced overview, references are made to many books, review articles, and research reports that present opposing positions. Although additional material has been included in this book, the informal style of the oral presentation has not been altered. This volume may be perceived as a report of one man''s opinion; however, the conclusions may reflect the views of a "silent majority" of cognitive neuroscientists.

This text introduces the "logic of conversation" developed by Paul Grice, who proposed the cooperative principle and a set of maxims on which conversationalists rely. This framework is applied to topics including: research on person perception; decision making; and public opinion research.

First Published in 1989. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.