Connectionist Models in Cognitive Psychology

George Houghton - University of Wales, Bangor, UK

This volume will make a valuable contribution to the literature. The authors are major contributors to their respective fields and a good range of problems is covered, providing an accessible and thoroughly up-to-date overview. - Dr Rob Ellis, Principal Lecturer in Psychology, University of Plymouth

• George Houghton, Introduction. Section 1: Learning. David R. Shanks, Connectionist Models of Basic Human Learning Processes. John A. Bullinaria, Connectionist Neuropsychology. John K. Kruschke, Learning Involves Attention. Section 2: Memory. Randall C. O'Reilly, The Division of Labor between the Neocortex and Hippocampus. E. Charles Leek, Category-specific Semantic Memory Impairments: What Can Connectionist Simulations Reveal about the Organisation of Conceptual Knowledge? Mike Page, Connectionist Models of Short-term Memory for Serial Order. David W. Glasspool, Serial Order in Behaviour: Evidence from Performance Slips. Section 3: Attention and Cognitive Control. Dietmar Heinke and Glyn W. Humphreys, Computational Models of Visual Selective Attention: A Review. Richard P. Cooper, The Control of Routine Action: Modelling Normal and Impaired Functioning. Section 4: Language Processes. Morten H. Christiansen and Suzanne Curtin, Integrating Multiple Cues in Language Acquisition: A Computational Study of Early Infant Speech Segmentation. Gary S. Dell, Language Production, Lexical Access, and Aphasia. Marco Zorzi, Computational Models of Reading.