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COGNITION, BRAIN, AND CONSCIOUSNESS
Cognition, Brain, and Consciousness
Introduction to Cognitive Neuroscience
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Second Edition

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This is the fully revised and updated second edition of the very sucessful introductory textbook on cognitive neuroscience. Written by two leading experts in the field, this textbook book takes a unique thematic approach to introduce concepts of cognitive neurosciences, guiding students along a clear path to understand the latest findings whether or not they have a background in neuroscience. New to this edition are Frontiers in Cognitive Neuroscience text boxes; each one focuses on a leading researcher and their topic of expertise. There is a new chapter on Genes and Molecules of Cognition, and all other chapters have been thoroughly revised, based on the most recent discoveries.





Audience


Undergraduate and graduate students in Psychology, Neuroscience, and related disciplines in which cognitive neuroscience is taught.



Contents
Table of Contents.

Preface



1 Mind and brain

2 A framework

3 Neurons and their connections

4 The tools: Imaging the living brain

5 The brain

6 Vision

7 Hearing and speech

8 Attention and consciousness

9 Learning and memory

10 Thinking and problem-solving

11 Language

12 Goals, executive control, and action

13 Emotion

14 Social cognition: Perceiving the mental states of others

15 Development

16 The genes and molecules of cognition

Appendix -- Methods for observing the living brain (Ramsoy, Olaf Paulson, Copenhagen)

Glossary

Mini-Atlas of the Brain

Index



Bibliographic details
Hardbound, 672 pages, publication date: MAR-2010
ISBN-13: 978-0-12-375070-9
Imprint: ACADEMIC PRESS

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