Includes bibliographical references (p. [349]-383) and indexes.

1. Recognising faces : perceiving and indentifying objects -- 2. Reading words : sight and sound in recognising patterns -- 3. Telling sheep from goats : categorising objects -- 4. Reaching for a glass of beer : planning and controlling movements -- 5. Tapping your head and rubbing your stomach : doing two things at once -- 6. Doing mental arithmetic : holding information and operations for a short time -- 7. Answering the question : planning and producing speech -- 8. Listening to a lecture : perceiving, understanding or ignoring a spoken message -- 9. Witnessing an accident : encoding, storing and retrieving memories -- 10. Celebrating a birthday : memory of your past, in the present and for the future -- 11. Arriving in a new city : acquiring and using spatial knowledge -- 12. Investigating a murder : making inferences and solving problems -- 13. Diagnosing an illness : uncertainty and risk in making decisions.

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