The Cognitive Neurosciences
- ISBN-10
- 026201341X
- ISBN-13
- 9780262013413
- Category
- Psychology
- Pages
- 1294
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009-09-18
- Publisher
- MIT Press
- Author
- Michael S. Gazzaniga
Description
The fourth edition of the work that defines the field of cognitive neuroscience, offering completely new material.
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