A masterful compilation in one volume of virtually every important aspect of mind brain and consciousness washington postfirst published in 1987 to huge acclaim the oxford companion to the mind immediately took its place as the indispensable guide to the mysteries and idiosyncracies of the human mind in no other book can the reader find discussions of concepts such as . The oxford companion to the mind is a classic published in 1987 to huge acclaim it immediately took its place as the indispensable guide to the mysteries and idiosyncracies of the human mind in no other book can the reader find discussions of concepts such as language memory and intelligence side by side with witty definitions of common human experiences such as the cocktail party and halo effects and the least effort principle. The long awaited second edition to the highly acclaimed and immensely successful oxford companion to the mind includes 900 articles on every aspect of the brain and consciousness and over 300 contributors from the worlds leading scholars cultural as well as scientific in its approach it combines authoritative description and analysis with lightness wit and a personal touch new entries include artificial life attachment theory caffeine conjuring cruelty drama extra terrestrial . The oxford companion to the mindedited by richard l gregory is a classic published in 1987 to huge acclaim it immediately took its place as the indispensable guide to the mysteries and idiosyncracies of the human mind in no other book can the reader find indiscussions of concepts such as language memory and intelligence side by side with witty definitions of common human experiences such as the cocktail party and halo effects and the least effort principle richard gregory