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| Preface | |
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| Mind and brain | |
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| An invitation | |
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| Basic concepts | |
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| Hot debates | |
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| Study questions and drawing exercises | |
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| A useful framework | |
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| Brain regions and their functions | |
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| Cognitive functions | |
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| Using the functional diagram | |
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| Small and large mental capacities | |
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| Summary | |
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| Study questions and drawing exercises | |
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| The nerve cell | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Basic features | |
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| How neurons combine | |
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| Neural computing | |
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| The brain code: maps + waves | |
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| Learning and adaptation | |
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| Summary | |
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| Study questions and drawing exercises | |
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| The brain | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The cortex | |
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| Below the cortex | |
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| Summary | |
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| Study questions and drawing exercises | |
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| Brain imaging | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Electrical and magnetic fields | |
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| Functional neuroimaging: a bold new world | |
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| Correlation and causation | |
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| Summary | |
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| Study questions and drawing exercises | |
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| The art of seeing | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Functional organization of the visual system | |
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| Theories of visual consciousness: where does it happen? | |
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| Brain areas necessary for visual awareness: lesion studies | |
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| Now you see it, now you don't! | |
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| Summary | |
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| Study questions and drawing exercises | |
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| Sound, speech, and music perception | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The central auditory system | |
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| Functional mapping of auditory processing | |
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| Speech perception | |
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| Music perception | |
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| Learning and plasticity | |
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| Auditory awareness and imagery | |
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| Summary | |
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| Study questions and drawing exercises | |
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| The brain is conscious | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Waking: purposeful thoughts and actions | |
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| Attention | |
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| Executive control | |
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| Dreaming | |
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| Deep sleep: ups and downs | |
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| Exceptional states of mind | |
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| Summary | |
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| Study questions and drawing exercises | |
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| Learning and memory | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Episodic learning | |
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| Making memories last | |
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| When memories are lost | |
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| A debate: is consciousness needed for episodic learning? | |
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| Does semantic memory come from episodic traces? | |
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| Control of memory | |
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| Summary | |
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| Drawing exercises | |
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| Thinking | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Explicit thinking | |
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| Mental effort | |
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| Concepts | |
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| Implicit thinking | |
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| Summary | |
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| Study questions | |
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| Language | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The nature of language | |
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| Speaking | |
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| Words and meanings | |
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| Syntax and sequencing | |
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| Speech and melody | |
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| Meaning | |
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| Thoughts before language | |
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| Summary | |
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| Study questions and drawing Exercises | |
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| Decisions, goals, and actions | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Structure of the frontal lobes | |
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| A closer look at frontal lobe functions | |
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| Neuroimaging the executive brain | |
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| Damage to the executive brain | |
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| A current view of organizing principles of the frontal lobes | |
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| Toward a unified theory of frontal lobe function | |
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| Study questions and drawing exercises | |
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| Social cognition | |
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| Overview | |
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| An organizing framework for social cognition | |
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| Social cognition in the brain | |
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| Emotion and the social brain | |
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| Chapter review | |
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| Study questions | |
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| Growing up | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Prenatal development: from blastocyst to baby | |
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| The developing brain: a lifetime of change | |
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| Developing mind and brain | |
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| Early brain damage and developmental plasticity | |
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| Summary | |
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| Study questions | |
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| Glossary | |
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| References | |
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| Index | |