Introduction -- I. Rule Acquisition and Representation of Structured and Unstructured Information -- 1. Words as Programs of Mental Computation -- 1.1 Language as a Species Specific Capacity - Conceptually Necessary Assumptions -- 1.2 Structure and Interpretation of Linguistic Representations -- 1.3 Lexical Items and the Combinatorial Principles of I-Language -- 1.4 Further Computational Aspects of Linguistic Expressions -- 1.5 Summary and Perspectives -- 2. Discovering Grammar: Prosodic and Morpho-Syntactic Aspects of Rule Formation in First Language Acquisition -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 The Prosodic Bootstrapping Account -- 2.3 Distributional Learning in the Acquisition of Morpho-Syntax -- 2.4 Conclusions -- References -- 3. Rule-Application During Language Comprehension in the Adult and the Child -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 ERPs as a Method for Examining Language Comprehension Processes -- 3.3 ERPs and Semantic Processing -- 3.4 ERPs and Syntactic Processing -- 3.5 ERPs in Language Development -- References -- 4. Learning, Representation and Retrieval of Rule-Related Knowledge in the Song System of Birds -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Song Learning: Acquisition of Rule-Related Knowledge -- 4.3 Retrieval of Rule-Related Knowledge: Evidence from Song Performance -- 4.4 Conclusions: Processing of Rule-Related Knowledge in a Songbird -- References -- 5. Representation and Learning of Structure in Perceptuo-Motor Event-Sequences -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 The SRT-Learning Task -- 5.3 Neural Representation of Sequence Knowledge -- 5.4 Theoretical Accounts of Implicit Sequence Learning -- 5.5 Conclusions -- References -- 6. Imposing Structure on an Unstructured Environment: Ontogenetic Changes in the Ability to Form Rules of Behavior Under Conditions of Low Environmental Predictability -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 The Concept of Cognitive Control.

6.3 Age Differences in Cognitive Control -- 6.4 Age-Related Changes in the Ability to Form Rules of Behavior Under Conditions of Low Environmental Predictability -- 6.5 Are Age Differences in Fluid Intelligence Predictive of Age Differences in the Ability to Generate Rules of Behavior under Conditions of Low Environmental Structure? -- 6.6 Summary and Conclusions -- References -- II. Perception and Representation of Visual-Spatial and Temporal Information -- 7. Motion Perception and Motion Imagery: New Evidence of Constructive Brain Processes from Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Studies -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 FMRI Experiments -- 7.3 Conclusions -- References -- 8. Recognition Memory of Objects and Spatial Locations: Figural and Verbal Representations -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Recognition of Familiar Objects and Spatial Locations Based on Pictures and Words -- 8.3 Recognition of Unfamiliar Objects and Spatial Locations -- 8.4 General Discussion -- 8.5 Conclusions -- References -- 9. Memory for Time: Separating Temporal from Spatial Information Processing -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 No, Single, or Double Dissociation of Temporal and Spatial Information Processing? Behavioral Experiments -- 9.3 Methodological Shift: ERPs -- 9.4 Conclusions -- References -- 10. Spatial Representations in Small-Brain Insect Navigators: Ant Algorithms -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Analysis: Vectors, Routes, and Maps -- 10.3 Discussion: Navigating Successfully -- 10.4 Conclusions -- References -- 11. Elementary and Configural Forms of Memory in an Insect, the Honeybee -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Elementary and Configural Forms of Learning in Classical Conditioning -- 11.3 Learning in the Natural Context -- 11.4 Conclusion -- References -- List of contributors -- Index.