Cognitive Neuroscience: The Biology of the Mind
by Michael S. Gazzaniga
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The third edition of a work that defines the field of cognitive neuroscience, with extensive new material including new chapters and new contributors.Tags
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Very extensive textbook on cognitive neuroscience, written by a group of leading scientists. And includes some charming, fascinating introductions to chapters and sections, usually with a personal or historical angle.
This book gives a detailed history of cognitive neuroscience, including the history of the name itself, and highlights all of the key ideas and people associated with it. It also delves deep into specific key areas of cognitive neuroscience, such as different methods, perspectives and theories, the brain’s functioning, as well as the deeper subjects such as learning, memory and language. This is probably the best book on neuroscience available.
It's now available as an ebook on the MIT press portal http://mitpress-ebooks.mit.edu/product/cognitive-neurosciences-iii
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Michael S. Gazzaniga, one of the premiere doctors of neuroscience, was born on December 12, 1939 in Los Angeles. Educated at Dartmouth College and California Institute of Technology, he has been on the faculty of the Center for Neuroscience, University of California, Davis. His early research examined the subject of epileptics who had undergone show more surgery to control seizures. He has also studied Alzheimer's and Parkinson's patients and reveals important findings in books such as Cognitive Neuroscience: The Biology of the Mind. While many of his writings are technical, he also educates and stimulates readers with discussions about the fascinating and mysterious workings of the brain. Books such as The Social Brain and The Mind's Past bring forth new information and theories regarding how the brain functions, interacts, and responds with the body and the environment. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Cognitive Neuroscience: The Biology of the Mind
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- Cognitive Neuroscience
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