Cognitive Science: An Introduction to Mind and Brain

Cognitive Science, Literature, and the Arts is the first student-friendly introduction to the uses of cognitive science in the study of literature, written specifically for the non-scientist. Patrick Colm Hogan guides the reader through all of the major theories of cognitive science, focusing on those areas that are most important to fostering a new understanding of the production and reception of literature. This accessible volume provides a strong foundation of the basic principles of cognitive science, and allows us to begin to understand how the brain works and makes us feel as we read.

Jonahtan Waskan is Assistant Professor at the Neuroscience Program, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA. Peter Mandik is Chair of the Department of Philosophy at Elmhurst College, Illinois, USA. William Hirstein is Chair of the Department of Philosophy at Elmhurst College, Illinois, USA. Daniel Kolak is Professor at William Paterson University in New Jersey, USA.