Principles of Cognitive Neuroscience

Name: Principles of Cognitive Neuroscience
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ISBN: 9780878936946

ISBN-10: 0878936947

ISBN-13: 9780878936946

Edition: 2007

Authors: Dale Purves, Roberto Cabeza, Kevin S. LaBar, Michael L. Platt, Marty Woldorff

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This title informs readers at all levels about the growing canon of cognitive neuroscience, and to make clear the challenges that remain to be solved by the next generation.

Book details

List price: $112.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 11/5/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 500
Size: 8.75" wide x 11.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 4.4
Language: English

Roberto Cabeza is Associate Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Core Faculty Member for the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience, and Senior Fellow at the Center for Aging and Human Development at Duke University.



Introduction: What Is Cognitive Neuroscience?



Principles of Neuroscience and Their Importance in Studying Cognitive Functions



The Human Nervous System



Relevant Principles of Cognitive Psychology



Exploring Cognitive Processes in Neural Terms



Principles of Sensory Processing and Perception



Overview of Sensory Processing



The Perception of Visual Stimuli



The Perception of Auditory Stimuli



Mechanosensory and Chemosensory Perception



Principles of Motor Processing and Motor Behavior



Motor Systems and Motor Control



Computation and Cognition in the Motor System



Principles of Attention



Overview of Attention



Effects of Attention on Stimulus Processing



Attentional Control and Attentional Systems



Principles of Memory



Memory and the Brain: From Cells to Systems



Declarative Memory



Nondeclarative Memory



Working Memory



Principles of Emotion and Social Cognition



Overview of Emotions



Emotional Influences on Cognitive Functions



Social Cognition



Principles of Symbolic Representation



Overview of Speech and Language



The Neural Bases of Language



Representation of Time and Number



Principles of Executive Processing



Executive Control Systems



Decision Making



Reasoning and Problem Solving



Evolution and Development of Cognitive Functions, Including Consciousness



Evolution of Brain and Cognition



Development of the Brain and Its Cognitive Functions



Consciousness



Neural Signaling