Cognitive Search: Evolution, Algorithms, and the Brain

by Peter M. Todd

An exploration of the evolution, function, and mechanisms of search for resources in the mind and in the world.

Over a century ago, William James proposed that people search through memory much as they rummage through a house looking for lost keys. We scour our environments for territory, food, mates, and information. We search for items in visual scenes, for historical facts, and for the best deals on Internet sites; we search for...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262018098
• ISBN13: 9780262018098
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 403 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher