Animal thinking : contemporary issues in comparative cognition / / edited by Randolf Menzel and Julia Fischer
| Animal thinking : contemporary issues in comparative cognition / / edited by Randolf Menzel and Julia Fischer |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Massachusetts : , : The MIT Press, , [2011] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (355 p.) |
| Disciplina | 591.5/13 |
| Collana | Strüng`mann Forum reports |
| Soggetto topico |
Cognition in animals
Animal navigation Decision making in animals Social behavior in animals Animal communication |
| Soggetto non controllato |
BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES/General
COGNITIVE SCIENCES/General |
| ISBN | 0-262-29898-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; The Ernst Strüngmann Forum; List of Contributors; 1 Animal Thinking: An Introduction; Navigation; 2 Navigation and Communication in Honeybees; 3 Navigating in a Three-Dimensional World; 4 Making the Case for the Intelligence of Avian Navigation; 5 Animal Navigation: A Synthesis; Decision Making and Planning; 6 Goal-Directed Behavior and Future Planning in Animals; 7 Mechanisms for Decisions about the Future; 8 Status of Nonhuman Memory Monitoring and Possible Roles in Planning and Decision Making; 9 Planning, Memory, and Decision Making; Communication
10 Where Is the Information in Animal Communication?11 Communication in Social Insects: Sophisticated Problem Solving by Groups of Tiny-Brained Animals; 12 Language and Episodic Sharing; 13 Communication; Knowledge; 14 How Intelligent Is Machiavellian Behavior?; 15 Simple Reactions to Nearby Neighbors and Complex Social Behavior in Primates; 16 Cooperation in Nonhuman Primates: Function and Cognition; 17 How Folk Psychology Ruined Comparative Psychology: And How Scrub Jays Can Save It; 18 Social Knowledge; Acknowledgments; Bibliography; Subject Index |
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Better doctors, better patients, better decisions : envisioning health care 2020 / / edited by Gerd Gigerenzer and J.A. Muir Gray
| Better doctors, better patients, better decisions : envisioning health care 2020 / / edited by Gerd Gigerenzer and J.A. Muir Gray |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (404 p.) |
| Disciplina | 362.1 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
GigerenzerGerd
GrayJ. A. Muir (John Armstrong Muir) |
| Collana | Strüngmann Forum reports |
| Soggetto topico |
Health education
Medical education Medicine - Decision making Medicine - Forecasting |
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SOCIAL SCIENCES/Political Science/Public Policy & Law
ECONOMICS/Health Economics BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES/General |
| ISBN |
0-262-29808-2
1-283-11929-3 9786613119292 0-262-29895-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Health literacy : is the patient the problem? -- Launching the century of the patient / Gerd Gigerenzer and J. A. Muir Gray -- When misinformed patients try to make informed health decisions / Wolfgang Gaissmaier and Gerd Gigerenzer -- Reducing unwarranted variation in clinical practice by supporting clinicians and patients in decision making / Albert G. Mulley, Jr., and John E. Wennberg -- Do patients want shared decision making and how is this measured? / Martin Hañrter and Daniela Simon -- Health illiteracy : roots in research -- Health research agendas and funding / David E. Nelson -- Reporting of research : are we in for better health care by 2020? / Holger Schanemann, Davina Ghersi, Julia Kreis, Gerd Antes, and Jean Bousquet -- Medical journals can be less biased / J. A. Muir Gray -- What is needed for better health care : better systems, better patients or both? / Markus A. Feufel, Gerd Antes, Johann Steurer, Gerd Gigerenzer, J.A. Muir Gray, Marjukka MÃñkelÃñ, Albert G. Mulley, Jr., David E. Nelson, Jay Schulkin, Holger Schanemann, John E. Wennberg, and Claudia Wild -- Health illiteracy : spread to the public -- Statistical illiteracy in doctors / Odette Wegwarth and Gerd Gigerenzer -- Statistical illiteracy in journalism : are its days numbered? / Bruce Bower -- Improving health care journalism / Holger Wormer -- Barriers to health information and building solutions / Talya Miron-Shatz, Ingrid Mahlhauser, Bruce Bower, Michael Diefenbach, Ben Goldacre, Richard S. W. Smith, David Spiegelhalter, and Odette Wegwarth -- Health care 2020 -- How can better evidence be delivered? / Norbert Donner-Banzhoff, Hilda Bastian, Angela Coulter, Glyn Elwyn, Gunther Jonitz, David Klemperer, and Wolf-Dieter Ludwig -- The drug facts box : making informed decisions about prescription drugs possible / Lisa M. Schwartz and Steven Woloshin -- Reengineering medical education / David A. Davis -- The chasm between evidence and practice : extent, causes, and remedies / Richard S. W. Smith -- The future of diagnostics : from optimizing to satisficing / Henry Brighton -- Direct-to-consumer advertising : status quo and suggestions to enhance the delivery of independent medication information / Wolf-Dieter Ludwig and Gisela Schott -- How will health care professionals and patients work together in 2020? : a manifesto for change / Ralph Hertwig, Heather Buchan, David A. Davis, Wolfgang Gaissmaier, Martin Harter, Kai Kolpatzik, France LÃgarÃ, Norbert Schmacke, and Holger Wormer. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789541903321 |
| Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2011 | ||
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Biological emergences : evolution by natural experiment / / Robert G.B. Reid
| Biological emergences : evolution by natural experiment / / Robert G.B. Reid |
| Autore | Reid Robert G. B. <1939-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | xv, 517 p |
| Disciplina | 576.8 |
| Collana | The Vienna series in theoretical biology |
| Soggetto topico |
Evolution (Biology)
Variation (Biology) |
| Soggetto non controllato |
BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES/Evolution
BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES/General |
| ISBN |
0-262-26442-0
1-282-09829-2 0-262-28226-7 9786612098291 1-4294-6095-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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Reid Robert G. B. <1939->
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| Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2007 | ||
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Biomedical signal analysis : contemporary methods and applications / / Fabian J. Theis and Anke Meyer-Bäse
| Biomedical signal analysis : contemporary methods and applications / / Fabian J. Theis and Anke Meyer-Bäse |
| Autore | Theis Fabian J |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (438 p.) |
| Disciplina | 616.07/54 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | Meyer-BäseAnke |
| Soggetto topico |
Magnetic resonance imaging
Image processing Diagnostic imaging |
| Soggetto non controllato |
BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES/General
ENGINEERING/Biological Engineering |
| ISBN |
0-262-25848-X
1-282-63816-5 9786612638169 1-61583-515-6 0-262-25924-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Foundations of medical imaging and signal recording -- Spectral transformations -- Information theory and principal component analysis -- Independent component analysis and blind source separation -- Dependent component analysis -- Pattern recognition techniques -- Fuzzy clustering and genetic algorithms -- Exploratory data analysis methods for fMRI -- Low-frequency functional connectivity in fMRI -- Classification of dynamic breast MR image data -- Dynamic cerebral contrast-enhanced perfusion MRI -- Skin lesion classification -- Microscopic slice image processing and automatic labeling -- NMR water artifact removal. |
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Theis Fabian J
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| Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2010 | ||
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Building genetic medicine : breast cancer, technology, and the comparative politics of health care / / Shobita Parthasarathy
| Building genetic medicine : breast cancer, technology, and the comparative politics of health care / / Shobita Parthasarathy |
| Autore | Parthasarathy Shobita |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Massachusetts : , : The MIT Press, , [2007] |
| Descrizione fisica | x, 271 p. : ill |
| Disciplina | 362.196/04207 |
| Collana | Inside technology |
| Soggetto topico |
BRCA genes - Diagnostic use - United States
BRCA genes - Diagnostic use - Great Britain Genetic screening - Social aspects - United States Genetic screening - Social aspects - Great Britain Breast - Cancer - Diagnosis - Social aspects - United States Breast - Cancer - Diagnosis - Social aspects - Great Britain |
| Soggetto non controllato |
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/General
BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES/General |
| ISBN |
1-282-10044-0
9786612100444 0-262-28128-7 1-4294-6094-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Toolkits for genetic testing -- Comparative architectures of genetic testing -- Eliminating the competition and ensuring success -- Defining a good health outcome -- Myriad, Britain, and culture clash. |
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Parthasarathy Shobita
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Building ontologies with basic formal ontology / / by Robert Arp, Barry Smith, and Andrew D. Spear
| Building ontologies with basic formal ontology / / by Robert Arp, Barry Smith, and Andrew D. Spear |
| Autore | Arp Robert |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | ©2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (245 p.) |
| Disciplina | 006.3/32 |
| Soggetto topico |
Ontologies (Information retrieval)
Semantic networks (Information theory) Medical informatics Information storage and retrieval systems |
| Soggetto non controllato |
BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES/General
BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES/Quantitative Biology |
| ISBN |
0-262-32959-X
0-262-32958-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 What Is an Ontology?; 2 Kinds of Ontologies and the Role of Taxonomies; 3 Principles of Best Practice I: Domain Ontology Design; 4 Principles of Best Practice II: Terms, Definitions, and Classification; 5 Introduction to Basic Formal Ontology I: Continuants; 6 Introduction to Basic Formal Ontology II: Occurrents; 7 The Ontology of Relations; 8 Basic Formal Ontology at Work; Appendix on Implementation: Languages, Editors, Reasoners, Browsers, Tools for Reuse; Glossary
Web Links Mentioned in the Text Including Ontologies, Research Groups, Software, and Reasoning ToolsNotes; Bibliography; Index |
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Arp Robert
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Classifying psychopathology : mental kinds and natural kinds / / edited by Harold Kincaid and Jacqueline A. Sullivan
| Classifying psychopathology : mental kinds and natural kinds / / edited by Harold Kincaid and Jacqueline A. Sullivan |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Massachusetts : , : The MIT Press, , [2014] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (297 p.) |
| Disciplina | 616.89 |
| Collana | Philosophical psychopathology |
| Soggetto topico |
Mental illness
Psychology, Pathological |
| Soggetto non controllato |
PHILOSOPHY/General
COGNITIVE SCIENCES/Psychology/Cognitive Psychology BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES/General |
| ISBN |
0-262-32244-7
0-262-32243-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Preface; 1 Classifying Psychopathology: Mental Kinds and Natural Kinds; 2 Natural Kinds in Psychiatry: Conceptually Implausible, Empirically Questionable, and Stigmatizing; 3 Deeply Rooted Sources of Error and Bias in Psychiatric Classification; 4 Psychopharmacology and Natural Kinds: A Conceptual Framework; 5 Beyond Natural Kinds: Toward a "Relevant" "Scientific" Taxonomy in Psychiatry; 6 Natural Kinds in Folk Psychology and in Psychiatry; 7 Being a Mental Disorder; 8 Defensible Natural Kinds in the Study of Psychopathology
9 Oppositional Defiant Disorder: Cultural Factors That Influence Interpretations of Defiant Behavior and Their Social and Scientific Consequences10 Syndrome Stabilization in Psychiatry: Pathological Gambling as a Case Study; 11 The Social Functions of Natural Kinds: The Case of Major Depression; 12 The Missing Self in Hacking's Looping Effects; 13 Stabilizing Mental Disorders: Prospects and Problems; Contributors; Index |
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| Cambridge, Massachusetts : , : The MIT Press, , [2014] | ||
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Cognitive biology : evolutionary and developmental perspectives on mind, brain, and behavior / / edited by Luca Tommasi, Mary A. Peterson, and Lynn Nadel
| Cognitive biology : evolutionary and developmental perspectives on mind, brain, and behavior / / edited by Luca Tommasi, Mary A. Peterson, and Lynn Nadel |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (353 p.) |
| Disciplina | 153 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
TommasiLuca <1970->
PetersonMary A. <1950-> NadelLynn |
| Collana | Vienna series in theoretical biology |
| Soggetto topico |
Brain - Evolution
Cognitive science |
| Soggetto non controllato |
BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES/General
COGNITIVE SCIENCES/General |
| ISBN |
9786612240522
1-282-24052-8 0-262-25526-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Series Foreword; Preface; I INTRODUCTION; 1 Cognitive Biology: The New Cognitive Sciences; II SPACE; 2 The Role of Social Selection in the Evolution of Hippocampal Specialization; 3 Spatial Cognition, Memory Capacity, and the Evolution of Mammalian Hippocampal Networks; 4 Space for the Brain in Cognitive Science; 5 Animals as Natural Geometers; 6 Is Cognitive Modularity Necessary in an Evolutionary Account of Development?; III QUALITIES AND OBJECTS; 7 Color Generalization by Birds; 8 Evolutionary Biology of Limited Attention; 9 Learning to See and Conceive
IV NUMBERS AND PROBABILITY10 A Comparative Perspective on the Origin of Numerical Thinking; 11 Numerical and Spatial Intuitions: A Role for Posterior Parietal Cortex?; 12 Learning in Core and Noncore Domains; 13 Neuroscience, Psychology, and Economic Behavior: The Emerging Field of Neuroeconomics; V SOCIAL ENTITIES; 14 Neuroethology of Attention in Primates; 15 The Human Social Brain: An "Evo-Devo" Perspective; 16 Ontogenetic Development Matters; Contributors; Index |
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| Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2009 | ||
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Control theory and systems biology / / edited by Pablo A. Iglesias and Brian P. Ingalls
| Control theory and systems biology / / edited by Pablo A. Iglesias and Brian P. Ingalls |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (359 p.) |
| Disciplina | 571.7 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
IglesiasPablo A. <1964->
IngallsBrian P. <1974-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Biological control systems
Control theory |
| Soggetto non controllato | BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES/General |
| ISBN |
1-282-69455-3
9786612694554 1-61583-234-3 0-262-25890-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Preface; 1 A Primer on Control Engineering; 2 Modeling and Analysis of Stochastic Biochemical Networks; 3 Spatial Modeling; 4 Quantifying Properties of Cell Signaling Cascades; 5 Control Strategies in Times of Adversity; 6 Synthetic Biology; 7 Graphs and the Dynamics of Biochemical Networks; 8 A Control-Theoretic Interpretation of Metabolic Control Analysis; 9 Robustness and Sensitivity Analyses in Cellular Networks; 10 Structural Robustness of Biochemical Networks; 11 Robustness of Oscillations in Biological Systems; 12 A Theory of Approximation for Stochastic Biochemical Processes
13 System-Theoretic Approaches to Network Reconstruction 14 Identification of Biochemical Reaction Networks Using a Parameter-Free Coordinate System; References; Contributors; Index |
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Convergent evolution : limited forms most beautiful / / George R. McGhee Jr
| Convergent evolution : limited forms most beautiful / / George R. McGhee Jr |
| Autore | McGhee George R |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, MA, : MIT Press, ©2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xii, 322 p.) : ill |
| Disciplina | 576.8 |
| Collana | Vienna series in theoretical biology |
| Soggetto topico | Convergence (Biology) |
| Soggetto non controllato |
BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES/Evolution
BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES/General |
| ISBN |
1-283-30289-6
9786613302892 0-262-29887-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | What is convergent evolution? -- Convergent animals -- Convergent plants --Convergent ecosystems -- Convergent molecules -- Convergent minds -- Functional and developmental constraint in convergent evolution -- Philosophical implications of convergent evolution -- Appendix: A phylogenetic classification of life. |
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McGhee George R
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| Cambridge, MA, : MIT Press, ©2011 | ||
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