What Makes Us Smart: The Computational Logic of Human Cognition

Author: Samuel J. Gershman Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 224 How a computational framework can account for the successes and failures of human cognition At the heart of human intelligence rests a fundamental puzzle: How are we incredibly smart and stupid at the same time? No existing machine can match the power and flexibility of human perception, language, and reasoning. Yet, we routinely commit errors that reveal the failures of our thought processes. What Makes Us Smart makes sense of...Read more