On the nature of minds, or: Truth and consequences

Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Artificial Intelligence

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 181-196

  Edelman, Shimon ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Computation; Dynamical systems; Symbolic dynamics

Indexed keywords

SCHRODINGER EQUATION;

COGNITIVE SCIENCES; COMMUNICATION; COMMUNICATION-RELATED TASKS; COMPUTATION; HUMAN MIND; LAWS OF PHYSICS; SYMBOLIC DYNAMICS;

DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS;

EID: 49549086409     PISSN: 0952813X     EISSN: 13623079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09528130802319086     Document Type: Article

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