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Time Slows Down in the Future: Aging and the Brain Rhythms of Language. 时间在未来变慢：衰老和语言的大脑节奏。

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Topics in Cognitive Science Pub Date : 2025-07-15 DOI: 10.1111/tops.70019

Elliot Murphy

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Reflections on David E. Rumelhart and the Rumelhart Prize. 对大卫·e·鲁默哈特和鲁默哈特奖的反思。

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Topics in Cognitive Science Pub Date : 2025-07-15 DOI: 10.1111/tops.70016

James L McClelland

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Introduction to topiCS Volume 17, Issue 3. 主题介绍第17卷，第3期。

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Topics in Cognitive Science Pub Date : 2025-07-15 DOI: 10.1111/tops.70017

Andrea Bender

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Medical Recipes in Early Medieval English: A Cultural Linguistic Perspective on the Cognition of Health and Illness. 中世纪早期英语的医方：健康与疾病认知的文化语言学视角。

IF 2.9 2区心理学

Topics in Cognitive Science Pub Date : 2025-07-15 DOI: 10.1111/tops.70015

Penelope Scott

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Numbers on the Visigothic Slates: A Cognitive Approach. 西哥特石板上的数字：一种认知方法。

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Topics in Cognitive Science Pub Date : 2025-06-09 DOI: 10.1111/tops.70014

Nerea Fernández Cadenas

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Toward a Deeper Lexical Semantics. 走向更深层次的词汇语义。

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Topics in Cognitive Science Pub Date : 2025-06-05 DOI: 10.1111/tops.70013

Ray S Jackendoff, Katrin E Erk

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"Is This Edible Anyway?" The Impact of Culture on the Evolution (and Devolution) of Mushroom Knowledge. “这到底能不能吃？”文化对蘑菇知识进化（和转移）的影响。

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Topics in Cognitive Science Pub Date : 2025-05-26 DOI: 10.1111/tops.70011

Andrea Bender, Åge Oterhals

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Open-Ended Technological Evolution: The Co-Evolution of Invention and Cognitive Technologies. 开放式技术进化：发明与认知技术的共同进化。

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Topics in Cognitive Science Pub Date : 2025-05-26 DOI: 10.1111/tops.70012

Mathieu Charbonneau

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Knowledge Spillover, Trust, Effort, and Error Exposure in Peer-Assisted Learning. 同伴辅助学习中的知识溢出、信任、努力与错误暴露。

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Topics in Cognitive Science Pub Date : 2025-05-20 DOI: 10.1111/tops.70009

Ion Juvina, Jarean Carson, Preston Menke, Peter Crowe, Chi Hang Wong, Hannah McNett

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Parallel Architecture: From Problems and Mysteries to Solutions and Explanations. 并行架构：从问题和谜团到解决方案和解释。

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Topics in Cognitive Science Pub Date : 2025-05-20 DOI: 10.1111/tops.70010

Peter W Culicover, Giuseppe Varaschin

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