Controversies in Cognitive Neuroscience

ISBN-13: 9780230301115 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 240 str.

Scott Slotnick

Opis

Providing an in-depth review of controversies and debates within cognitive neuroscience, this single-authored book outlines the evidence and arguments on both sides of the debate, encouraging students to develop crucial critical thinking skills as they engage with the most exciting issues in this growing field.

Spis treści

Cognitive Neuroscience: The Bare Bones The Fusiform Face Area The Nature of Attentional Modulation in V1 Long-term Memory and the Medial Temporal Lobe Working Memory Segregation in the Frontal Cortex The Visual Word Form Area Can Visual Mental Images be Pictorial? The Neural Basis of Processing Animacy The Adequacy of fMRI Cognitive Neuroscience at a Crossroads.

O autorze

Scott Slotnick is Associate Professor of Psychology at Boston College, USA. As well as teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in cognitive psychology and cognitive neuroscience, he is also an active researcher in this field with particular interest in the neural mechanisms mediating human memory, perception, and attention.

Blurb

When we're thinking about how the brain works, why do we believe that one explanation is better than another? Is the majority view necessarily the correct view? In Controversies in Cognitive Neuroscience, Scott Slotnick tackles the most contentious debates within the exciting and fast-paced field of cognitive neuroscience. Student-focused and sympathetically written, its deep engagement with cutting-edge debates will help you develop your critical thinking skills.

Providing evidence from both sides of each debate, the book covers essential topics such as long-term memory, working memory, language, perception, and attention. By helping you to weigh up the evidence and choose the most compelling answer, Controversies in Cognitive Neuroscience will enhance your analytical skills. With its unique debate format and a wealth of illustrations, the book brings to life the key issues that are sparking debate within psychology and neuroscience.