Cognition, brain, and consciousness : introduction to cognitive neuroscience
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Cognition, brain, and consciousness : introduction to cognitive neuroscience
Academic Press, c2010
2nd ed
- : hard
Available at 45 libraries
Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 591-616) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Cognition, Brain, and Consciousness, Second Edition, provides students and readers with an overview of the study of the human brain and its cognitive development.It discusses brain molecules and their primary function, which is to help carry brain signals to and from the different parts of the human body. These molecules are also essential for understanding language, learning, perception, thinking, and other cognitive functions of our brain. The book also presents the tools that can be used to view the human brain through brain imaging or recording.New to this edition are Frontiers in Cognitive Neuroscience text boxes, each one focusing on a leading researcher and their topic of expertise. There is a new chapter on Genes and Molecules of Cognition; all other chapters have been thoroughly revised, based on the most recent discoveries.This text is designed for undergraduate and graduate students in Psychology, Neuroscience, and related disciplines in which cognitive neuroscience is taught.
Table of Contents
1. Mind and brain2. A framework3. Neurons and their connections4. The tools: Imaging the living brain5. The brain6. Vision7. Hearing and speech8. Attention and consciousness9. Learning and memory10. Thinking and problem-solving11. Language12. Goals, executive control, and action13. Emotion14. Social cognition: Perceiving the mental states of others15. Development16. The genes and molecules of cognitionAppendix -- Methods for observing the living brain (Ramsoy, Olaf Paulson, Copenhagen)
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