Principles of Cognitive Neuroscience

ISBN-13: 9780878935734 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 601 str.

Purves, Dale|||Brannon, Elizabeth|||Cabeza, Roberto

Opis

Written by seven leading authors, Principles of Cognitive Neuroscience covers the growing subject of cognitive neuroscience. Now in its second edition, the text has been streamlined for ease of reference. Fully updated and containing more effective pedagogical features, it comes with an upgraded version of Sylvius 4 Online.

Recenzje

This textbook is an ideal introductory text for advanced undergraduates or graduate students studying cognitive neuroscience. I applaud the authors for creating a book that is not only educational but also enjoyable to read - something that cannot be said about most textbooks. Any instructor of an introductory cognitive neuroscience course, advanced and inquisitive undergraduate, or beginning researcher will likely find this text to be a valuable resource. Amber Baysinger, Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine

Spis treści

1: Cognitive Neuroscience: Definitions, Themes, and Approaches.- 2:The Methods of Cognitive Neuroscience.- 3:Sensory Systems and Perception: Vision.- 4: Sensory Systems and Perception: Auditory, Mechanical, and Chemical Senses.- 5: Motor Systems: The Organization of Action.- 6: Attention and its Effects on Stimulus Processing.- 7: The Control of Attention.- 8: Memory: Varieties and Mechanisms.- 9: Declarative Memory.- 10: Emotion.- 11: Social Cognition.- 12: Language.- 13: Executive Functions.- 14: Decision Making.- 15: Evolution and Development of Brain and Cognition.- Appendix: The Human Nervous System.

O autorze

Dale Purves is Director of the Neuroscience and Behavioural Disorders program at Duke's Graduate Medical School and Executive Director of the Neuroscience Research Partnership at A*STAR (both located in Singapore). Kevin S. LaBar is Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at the Duke University School of Medicine. Michael L. Platt is Professor of Neurobiology at the Duke University School of Medicine and Director of the Duke Institute for Brain Science. Marty Woldorff is Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at the Duke University School of Medicine. Roberto Cabeza is Professor of Psychology & Neuroscience at Duke University. Scott A. Huettel is Professor of Psychology & Neuroscience and Director of the Duke Center for Interdisciplinary Decision Science.