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The Nonclassical Mind: Cognitive Science and Nonclassical Computing

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This chapter explores the ideas of nonclassical computation (computing where one or more traditional assumptions about what defines computation have been dropped) in the context of cognitive science. A framework that classifies nonclassical computing concepts is discussed, and the potential impact of each of these concepts on issues of cognition, mind, and affect is analzsed.

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  1. Computing Laboratory, University of Kent, CT2 7NF, Canterbury, Kent, England

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Johnson, C.G. (2007). The Nonclassical Mind: Cognitive Science and Nonclassical Computing. In: Schuster, A.J. (eds) Intelligent Computing Everywhere. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84628-943-9_3

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