Building Object Categories in Developmental Time

<p>The study of object category development is a central concern in the field of cognitive science. Researchers investigating visual and auditory perception cognition language acquisition semantics neuroscience and modeling have begun to tackle a number of different but centrally related questions concerning the representations and processes that underlie categorization and its development. This book covers a broad range of current research topics in category development. Its aim is to understand the perceptual and cognitive mechanisms that underlie category formation and how they change in developmental time.<br><br>The chapters in this book are organized around three interrelated themes: (1) the fundamental process by which infants recognize and remember objects and their properties (2) the contribution of language in selecting relevant features for object categorization and (3) the higher-level cognitive processes that guide the formation of semantic systems. The volume is appropriate for researchers educators and advanced graduate students.</p>