Brain and Behavior - A Cognitive Neuroscience Perspective

Zusatztext I like the authors' approach. They ask intriguing, meaningful questions and write clearly. They express wonder at new methods in neuroscience that are answering question of how mind can emerge from the action of interconnected neurons. Their use of case studies and features keep the text moving. Informationen zum Autor David Eagleman is a neuroscientist, New York Times best-selling author, and Guggenheim Fellow who holds joint appointments in the Departments of Neuroscience and Psychiatry at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. Dr. Eagleman's areas of research include time perception, vision, synesthesia, and the intersection of neuroscience with the legal system.Jonathan Downar is the director of the MRI-Guided rTMS Clinic at the University Health Network Hospital in Toronto, Canada, and a scientist at the Toronto Western Research Institute. He currently holds appointments with the Department of Psychiatry and the Institute of Medical Science at the University of Toronto. Klappentext Brain and Behavior: A Cognitive Neuroscience Perspective addresses the central aims of cognitive neuroscience, seeking to examine the brain not only by its components but also by their functions. It highlights the principles, discoveries, and remaining mysteries of modern cognitive neuroscience. Zusammenfassung Brain and Behavior: A Cognitive Neuroscience Perspective addresses the central aims of cognitive neuroscience, seeking to examine the brain not only by its components but also by their functions. It highlights the principles, discoveries, and remaining mysteries of modern cognitive neuroscience. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I: The Basics 1: Introduction 2: The Brain and Nervous System 3: Neurons and Synapses 4: Neuroplasticity Part II: How the Brain Interacts with the World 5: Vision 6: Other Senses 7: The Motor System Part III: Higher Levels of Interaction 8: Attention and Consciousness 9: Memory 10: Sleep 11: Language and Lateralization Part IV: Motivated Behaviors 12: Decision Making 13: Emotions 14: Motivation and Reward 15: Social Cognition Part V: Disorders of Brain and Behavior 16: Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders ...

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• Authors: Jonathan Downar, David Eagleman, David Downar Eagleman, David/ Downar Eagleman, Eagleman David
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.12.2015
• EAN: 9780195377682
• ISBN: 978-0-19-537768-2
• No. of pages: 688
• Dimensions: 225 mm x 290 mm x 30 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine; Neurologie und klinische Neurophysiologie, Kognitive Psychologie, Klinische und Innere Medizin, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Neuroscience, MEDICAL / Neurology, PSYCHOLOGY / Cognitive Psychology & Cognition, PSYCHOLOGY / Neuropsychology, PSYCHOLOGY / Physiological Psychology, Neurology & clinical neurophysiology, Physiological & neuro-psychology, biopsychology, Cognition & cognitive psychology, Neurosciences, Neurology and clinical neurophysiology, Physiological and neuro-psychology, biopsychology, Cognition and cognitive psychology