Zenon Pylyshyn
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Zenon Walter Pylyshyn
Pylyshyn's research generally involved the theoretical analysis of the nature of the human cognitive systems behind perception, imagination, and reasoning. He developed visual indexing theory (sometimes called the FINST theory) which hypothesizes a pre-conceptual mechanism responsible for individuating, tracking, and directly (or demonstratively) referring to the visual properties encoded by cognitive processes. His very influential multiple object tracking experiment methodology emerged from this work.
Early life and education
Pylyshyn was born in
Career
Pylyshyn was a
In 1994 he accepted positions as the Board of Governors Professor of Cognitive Science and as the director of the new Rutgers University Center for Cognitive Science in New Brunswick, New Jersey. In May 2016 Rutgers held a one-day "ZenFest", to commemorate his retirement.[4]
Pylyshyn died, on 6 December 2022, at Calvary Hospital in New York City.[5]
Awards and honors
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In 1990, the
Selected publications
Articles
- Pylyshyn, Z. W. (1973). "What the Mind's Eye Tells the Mind's Brain". S2CID 145431092.
- Pylyshyn, Z. W.; Fodor, Jerry (1988). "Connectionism and cognitive architecture: A critical analysis". S2CID 29043627.
- Pylyshyn, Z. W. (June 2001). "Visual Indexes, Preconceptual Objects, and Situated Vision" (PDF). Cognition. 80 (1–2): 127–158. S2CID 15474365.
Books
- Computation and Cognition: Toward a Foundation for Cognitive Science (ISBN 978-0-262-6605-87
- Meaning and Cognitive Structure: Issues in the Computational Theory of Mind (ISBN 978-0-893-9137-24
- The Robot's Dilemma: The Frame Problem in Artificial Intelligence (1987), Ablex Publishing, 1987) ISBN 0-893-9137-15
- Perspectives on the Computer Revolution (with Leon J. Bannon, Intellect 1988) ISBN 978-0-893-9136-94
- Computational Processes in Human Vision: An Interdisciplinary Perspective (ed. Zenon Pylyshyn, Intellect, 1988) ISBN 978-0-893-9146-08
- The Robot's Dilemma Revisited (ed. Zenon Pylyshyn, with K. M. Ford, Ablex, 1996) ISBN 978-1-567-5014-21
- Seeing and Visualizing: It's Not What You Think (MIT Press, 2004) ISBN 978-0-262-1621-73
- Things and Places: How the Mind Connects with the World (MIT Press, 2007) (Jean Nicod Lecture Series) ISBN 978-0-262-5161-43
As co-author
- ISBN 978-0262027908.
See also
References
Citations
Works cited
- Center for Cognitive Science (10 February 2016). "ZenFest (photos and videos now available)". In The News. Rutgers University. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- Center for Cognitive Science (n.d.). "Dr. Zenon Pylyshyn". ruccs.rutgers.edu. Rutgers University. Archived from the original on 1 July 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- The Globe and Mail (8–12 December 2022). "Zenon Pylyshyn Obituary". Toronto. Retrieved 11 December 2022 – via Legacy.com.
- Schachter, Seymour [sic.] (1997). "Pylyshyn, Zenon Walter". In Sheehy, N.; Chapman, A. J.; Conroy, W. (eds.). Biographical Dictionary of Psychology. London: Routledge. ISBN 978-0415099974.
- Viger, C. (2005). "Pylyshyn, Zenon Walter". In Shook, John R. (ed.). The Dictionary of Modern American Philosophers. ISBN 978-0199754663. Retrieved 21 March 2022 – via Oxford Reference.
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