Metacognition: computation, biology and function.

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Abstract:: Many complex systems maintain a self-referential check and balance. In animals, such reflective monitoring and control processes have been grouped under the rubric of metacognition. In this introductory article to a Theme Issue on metacognition, we review recent and rapidly progressing developments from neuroscience, cognitive psychology, computer science and philosophy of mind. While each of these areas is represented in detail by individual contributions to the volume, we take this opportun...
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Journal:: Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences More from this journal
Volume:: 367
Issue:: 1594
Pages:: 1280-1286
Publication date:: 2012-05-01
DOI:: 10.1098/rstb.2012.0021
EISSN:: 1471-2970
ISSN:: 0962-8436

Language:: English
Keywords:: Neurosciences

Philosophy

Computer Systems

Psychology

Consciousness

Cognition

Animals

Humans
Pubs id:: pubs:325286
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Source identifiers:: 325286
Deposit date:: 2013-11-16

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