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Fundamentals of Cognitive Neuroscience, winner of a 2013 Most Promising New Textbook Award from the Text and Academic Authors Association, offers a comprehensive and easy-to-follow guide to cognitive neuroscience. Chapters in this introductory text cover all aspects of the field-the neural framework, sight, sound, consciousness, learning/memory, problem solving, speech, executive control, emotions, socialization and development-in a student-friendly format with extensive pedagogy and ancillaries to aid both the student and professor. Throughout the text, case studies and everyday examples are used to help students understand the more challenging aspects of the material. Written by two leading experts in the field, the text takes a unique thematic approach, guiding students along a clear path to understand the latest findings whether or not they have a background in neuroscience. Companion site materials can be found at http://www.elsevierdirect.com/9780124158054 Instructor materials can be found at http://textbooks.elsevier.com/9780124158054 Complete introduction to mind-brain science, written to be highly accessible to undergraduates with limited neuroscience trainingRichly illustrated with carefully selected color graphics to enhance understanding Enhanced pedagogy highlights key concepts for the student and aids in teaching - chapter outlines, study questions, glossaryAncillary support saves instructors time and facilitates learning - test questions, image collection, lecture slides, etc.
Mind and brain -- A framework -- The nerve cell -- The brain -- Imaging the brain -- The art of seeing -- Sound, speech, and music -- The brain is conscious (sometimes) -- The brain learns -- Thinking -- Speaking -- The central executive: decisions, goals, and actions -- Feelings and the social brain -- Growing up: development --
Fundamentals of Cognitive Neuroscience: A Beginner's Guide -- Postscript -- 1. : Mind and brain -- 1.0. An invitation -- 1.1. Mini-Atlas of the Brain -- 2.0. Basic concepts -- 2.1. Distance: ten orders of magnitude -- 2.2. Time: ten orders of magnitude -- 2.3. Science makes inferences -- 2.4. Converging measures help to test ideas -- 2.5. Landmarks of the brain -- 2.5.1. The major planes of section -- 2.5.2. The nerve cell (neuron) -- 3.0. Hot debates -- 3.1. Mind and brain -- 3.2. Biology shapes our minds -- 3.3. Local and global brain activities -- 3.4. Conscious experiences are reportable -- 3.5. Science keeps moving -- 4.0. Study questions and drawing exercises -- 4.1. Study questions -- 4.2. Drawing exercise -- 2. : A useful framework -- 1.0. Brain regions and their functions -- 2.0. Cognitive functions -- 2.1. Sensory input -- 2.2. Sensory memories -- 2.3. Selective attention and conscious events -- 2.4. Working memory -- 2.4.1. Using working memory to access long-term memories -- 2.4.2. Talking to ourselves: inner speech -- 2.4.3. Visual imagery -- 2.5. The brain in working memory -- 2.5.1. The surprising role of mental effort -- 2.5.2. Holding buffers -- 2.6. Long-term memories -- 2.7. The central executive and voluntary control -- 2.7.1. The executive brain -- 2.7.2. The voluntary muscles: what we can control -- 2.7.3. Executive effort and automaticity -- 2.7.4. The input and output hierarchy -- 2.7.5. Speaking -- 3.0. Using the functional diagram -- 3.1. Only a fleeting moment -- 3.2. HM and Clive Wearing -- 3.3. What is not lost? -- 4.0. Small and large mental capacities -- 4.1. Multitasking is hard-and often impossible -- 4.2. Very large capacities -- 4.3. Why such small capacity limits? -- 5.0. Summary -- 6.0. Study questions and drawing exercises -- 6.1. Study questions -- 6.2. Drawing exercises -- 3. : The nerve cell -- 1.0. Introduction -- 2.0. Basic features -- 2.1. Neurons and signals -- 2.2. The integrate-and-fire neuron -- 2.3. Spiking codes -- 2.3.1. The synapse -- 2.3.2. Synapses as stop/go switches -- 3.0. How neurons combine -- 3.1. Receptors, pathways, and circuits -- 3.2. Maps -- 3.3. Top-down (expectation-driven) processing -- 4.0. Neural computing -- 4.1. Some computational functions -- 5.0. The brain code: maps + waves -- 5.1. Synchrony and phase-locking -- 6.0. Learning and adaptation -- 6.1. Hebbian learning: "Neurons that fire together, wire together" -- 6.2. Neural Darwinism: survival of cells, synapses, and even dynamic activity -- 7.0. Summary -- 8.0. Study questions and drawing exercises -- 8.1. Study questions -- 8.2. Drawing exercise -- 4. : The brain -- 1.0. Introduction -- 2.0. The cortex -- 2.1. The great bridge between the hemispheres -- 2.2. The cortex's maps -- 3.0. Below the cortex -- 3.1. The thalamus -- 4.0. Summary -- 5.0. Study questions and drawing exercises -- 5.1. Study questions -- 5.2. Drawing exercises -- 5. : Brain imaging -- 1.0. Introduction -- 1.1. Basics -- 1.1.1. Accuracy in space and time -- 1.1.2. A brain in a shoebox: coordinates -- 1.2. Single neurons.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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