Sincethe1971sthecognitivescienceshaveofferedmultidisciplinarywaysofunderstandingthemindandcognition.TheMITEncyclopediaoftherepresentsSciences(MITECS)isalandmark,comprehensivereferenceworkthatrepresentsthemethodologicalandtheoreticaldiversityofthischangingfield.Forbothstudentsandresearchers,MITCSwillbeanindispensableguidetothecurrentstateofthecognitivesciences.“Thecognitivesciencesemergedinrecognitionofthefactthatscholarsandscientistsinmanydifferentfieldssharedcommonproblemsandneededtocollaborate.NowatlastTheMITEncyclopediaoftheCognitiveScienceshasprovidedaforumlargeenoughforthatinteractiontooccur——aforumthatwillnotonlyfacilitatecooperationbutwilleducateanewgenerationofcognitivescientists.”——GeorgeMiller,ProfessorofPsychologyEmeritus,PrincetonUniversity“Atlast,athorough,authoritativesourceforworkinthecognitivesciences.Takethemostimportanttopicsinthestudyofcognition,asktheworldstopauthoritiestosummarizethestateoftheart,andyouhaveit：TheMITEncyclopediaoftheCognitiveSciences.Ihavealreadyusedittolearn,tobrowse,toinform,toteach,andtoupdatemyownunderstanding.Itdoesntmatterwhichendyouseek：thebookwillfrequentlybeinuse.”——DonaldA.Norman.TheNielsenNormanGroup;ProfessorEmeritus,DepartmentofCognitiveScience,UniversityofCalifornia,SanDiego;andauthorTheInvisibleComputer“Amongthehumanmindsproudestaccomplishmentsistheinventionofasciencededicatedtounderstandingitself：cognitivescience.Inlessthanfiftyyears,deepmysteriesofantiquityhavebeenbroughtintothelabandcapturedinrigoroustheories.Thisvolumeisanauthoritativeguidetothisexhilaratingnewbodyofknowledge,writtenbytheexperts,editedwithskillandgoodjudgment.Ifweweretoleaveatimecapsuleforthenextmillenniumwithrecordsofthegreatachievementsofcivilization,thisvolumewouldhavetobeinit.”——StevenPinker,ProfessorofPsychology,MassachusettsInstituteofTechnology;andauthorofHowtheMindWorksandTheLanguageInstinct.