Measuring the Mind - Speed, Control, and Age

Klappentext What are the fundamental mechanisms of decision making, processing speed, memory and cognitive control? How do these mechanisms differ in individuals, and how do they change as people age? What are the neural mechanisms underlying these functions? How do these functions relate to the demands of everyday, 'real life' behaviour? This volume brings together leading cognitive psychologists to discuss these topics in both teaching and research. This book will bevaluable to students and scientists in experimental psychology and cognitive neuroscience. Zusammenfassung What are the fundamental mechanisms of decision making, processing speed, memory and cognitive control? What are the neural mechanisms underlying these functions? How do these functions relate to the demands of everyday, 'real life' behaviour? This volume brings together cognitive psychologists to discuss these topics in teaching and research.

Product details

• Authors: John Duncan, John Mcleod Duncan
• Assisted by: John Duncan (Editor), Peter McLeod (Editor), McLeod Peter (Editor), Louise Phillips (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.08.2005
• EAN: 9780198566427
• ISBN: 978-0-19-856642-7
• No. of pages: 418
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Neuroscience, MEDICAL / Geriatrics, Experimental Psychology, PSYCHOLOGY / Cognitive Psychology & Cognition, PSYCHOLOGY / Experimental Psychology, Learning, Neurosciences, Geriatric medicine, Cognition and cognitive psychology