The Cognitive Neurosciences
Title | The Cognitive Neurosciences PDF eBook |
Author | Michael S. Gazzaniga |
Publisher | MIT Press |
Pages | 1377 |
Release | 2009-09-18 |
Genre | Medical |
ISBN | 026201341X |
"The fourth edition of The Cognitive Neurosciences continues to chart new directions in the study of the biologic underpinnings of complex cognition - the relationship between the structural and physiological mechanisms of the nervous system and the psychological reality of the mind. The material in this edition is entirely new, with all chapters written specifically for it." --Book Jacket.
The Cognitive Neuroscience of Mind
Title | The Cognitive Neuroscience of Mind PDF eBook |
Author | Michael S. Gazzaniga |
Publisher | MIT Press |
Pages | 259 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | Cognition |
ISBN | 0262014017 |
These essays on a range of topics in the cognitive neurosciences report on the progress in the field over the twenty years of its existence and reflect the many groundbreaking scientific contributions and enduring influence of Michael Gazzaniga, 'the godfather of cognitive neuroscience'.
Cognitive Neuroscience
Title | Cognitive Neuroscience PDF eBook |
Author | Michael S. Gazzaniga |
Publisher | Wiley-Blackwell |
Pages | 540 |
Release | 1991-01-16 |
Genre | Psychology |
ISBN | 9780631216605 |
Cognitive Neuroscience: A Reader provides the first definitive collection of readings in this burgeoning area of study.
The Cognitive Neuroscience of Consciousness
Title | The Cognitive Neuroscience of Consciousness PDF eBook |
Author | Stanislas Dehaene |
Publisher | MIT Press |
Pages | 264 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 9780262541312 |
Empirical and theoretical foundations of a cognitive neuroscience of consciousness.
The Student's Guide to Cognitive Neuroscience
Title | The Student's Guide to Cognitive Neuroscience PDF eBook |
Author | Jamie Ward |
Publisher | Psychology Press |
Pages | 549 |
Release | 2015-02-11 |
Genre | Psychology |
ISBN | 1317586018 |
Reflecting recent changes in the way cognition and the brain are studied, this thoroughly updated third edition of the best-selling textbook provides a comprehensive and student-friendly guide to cognitive neuroscience. Jamie Ward provides an easy-to-follow introduction to neural structure and function, as well as all the key methods and procedures of cognitive neuroscience, with a view to helping students understand how they can be used to shed light on the neural basis of cognition. The book presents an up-to-date overview of the latest theories and findings in all the key topics in cognitive neuroscience, including vision, memory, speech and language, hearing, numeracy, executive function, social and emotional behaviour and developmental neuroscience, as well as a new chapter on attention. Throughout, case studies, newspaper reports and everyday examples are used to help students understand the more challenging ideas that underpin the subject. In addition each chapter includes: Summaries of key terms and points Example essay questions Recommended further reading Feature boxes exploring interesting and popular questions and their implications for the subject. Written in an engaging style by a leading researcher in the field, and presented in full-color including numerous illustrative materials, this book will be invaluable as a core text for undergraduate modules in cognitive neuroscience. It can also be used as a key text on courses in cognition, cognitive neuropsychology, biopsychology or brain and behavior. Those embarking on research will find it an invaluable starting point and reference. The Student’s Guide to Cognitive Neuroscience, 3rd Edition is supported by a companion website, featuring helpful resources for both students and instructors.
The Cognitive Neuroscience of Metacognition
Title | The Cognitive Neuroscience of Metacognition PDF eBook |
Author | Stephen M. Fleming |
Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media |
Pages | 398 |
Release | 2014-01-31 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 364245190X |
Metacognition is the capacity to reflect upon and evaluate cognition and behaviour. Long of interest to philosophers and psychologists, metacognition has recently become the target of research in the cognitive neurosciences. By combining brain imaging, computational modeling, neuropsychology and insights from psychiatry, the present book offers a picture of the metacognitive functions of the brain. Chapters cover the definition and measurement of metacognition in humans and non-human animals, the computational underpinnings of metacognitive judgments the cognitive neuroscience of self-monitoring ranging from confidence to error-monitoring and neuropsychiatric studies of disorders of metacognition. This book provides an invaluable overview of a rapidly emerging and important field within cognitive neuroscience.
The MIT Encyclopedia of the Cognitive Sciences (MITECS)
Title | The MIT Encyclopedia of the Cognitive Sciences (MITECS) PDF eBook |
Author | Robert A. Wilson |
Publisher | MIT Press |
Pages | 1106 |
Release | 2001-09-04 |
Genre | Psychology |
ISBN | 9780262731447 |
Since the 1970s the cognitive sciences have offered multidisciplinary ways of understanding the mind and cognition. The MIT Encyclopedia of the Cognitive Sciences (MITECS) is a landmark, comprehensive reference work that represents the methodological and theoretical diversity of this changing field. At the core of the encyclopedia are 471 concise entries, from Acquisition and Adaptationism to Wundt and X-bar Theory. Each article, written by a leading researcher in the field, provides an accessible introduction to an important concept in the cognitive sciences, as well as references or further readings. Six extended essays, which collectively serve as a roadmap to the articles, provide overviews of each of six major areas of cognitive science: Philosophy; Psychology; Neurosciences; Computational Intelligence; Linguistics and Language; and Culture, Cognition, and Evolution. For both students and researchers, MITECS will be an indispensable guide to the current state of the cognitive sciences.