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Reasoning: The Neuroscience of How We Think is a comprehensive guide to the core topics related to a thorough understanding of reasoning. It presents the current knowledge of the subject in a unified, complete manner, ranging from animal studies, to applied situations, and is the only book available that presents a sustained focus on the neurobiological processes behind reasoning throughout all chapters, while also synthesizing research from animal behavior, cognitive psychology, development, and philosophy for a truly multidisciplinary approach. The book considers historical perspectives, state-of-the-art research methods, and future directions in emerging technology and cognitive enhancement.
Written by an expert in the field, this book provides a coherent and structured narrative appropriate for students in need of an introduction to the topic of reasoning as well as researchers seeking well-rounded foundational content. It is essential reading for neuroscientists, cognitive scientists, neuropsychologists and others interested in the neural mechanisms behind thinking, reasoning and higher cognition.
List of contents
1. Introduction to Reasoning
2. Historical Perspectives on Reasoning
3. The Neuroscience of Reasoning
4. The Comparative Approach: Reasoning in Other Species
Daniel Krawczyk and Aaron Blaisdell
5. Reasoning Origins: Human Development in Infancy and Childhood
6. Reasoning over the Lifespan
7. Disorders and their Effects on Reasoning
8. Causal Reasoning
9. Deduction and Induction
10. Analogical Reasoning
11. Decision Making and Abductive Reasoning
12. Social Reasoning
13. Future Directions: Emerging Technology and Cognitive Enhancement
About the author
Daniel Krawczyk, Ph.D. is currently a Professor of Behavioral and Brain Sciences Daniel Krawczyk holds the Debbie and Jim Francis Chair in Behavioral and Brain Sciences at The University of Texas at Dallas. He is currently the Deputy Director at the UT Dallas Center for BrainHealth®. He authored the book Reasoning: The Neuroscience of How We Think (2018), a comprehensive guide to research on human reasoning. His research focuses on understanding reasoning and decision making via methods including behavioral studies and brain stimulation. He co-authored the book Understanding Behavioral BIAS in 2020 with financial manager George Baxter aimed at improving people’s financial decisions. He has led multiple Department of Defense-funded research studies evaluating thinking and cognitive performance. He currently teaches courses in reasoning at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. He has presented at over one-hundred scientific meetings, the TEDx stage, the Dallas Museum of Art, and is a regular speaker at the Perot Museum’s Social Science evening programs. His work has received media coverage on the NBC’s Today Show, NPR, and various science and technology podcasts. Dr. Krawczyk holds a PhD from the University of California, Los Angeles and was previously a Ruth L. Kirschstein Fellow at the University of California, Berkeley. He is also a faculty member in the Department of Psychiatry at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. He is passionate about teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels and dedicated to making academic information available to the wider public.
