The Student's Guide to Cognitive Neuroscience
- ISBN-10
- 1317483154
- ISBN-13
- 9781317483151
- Series
- The Student's Guide to Cognitive Neuroscience
- Category
- Psychology
- Pages
- 536
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2015-02-11
- Publisher
- Psychology Press
- Author
- Jamie Ward
Description
Reflecting recent changes in the way cognition and the brain are studied, this thoroughly updated third edition of the best-selling textbook provides a comprehensive and student-friendly guide to cognitive neuroscience. Jamie Ward provides an easy-to-follow introduction to neural structure and function, as well as all the key methods and procedures of cognitive neuroscience, with a view to helping students understand how they can be used to shed light on the neural basis of cognition. The book presents an up-to-date overview of the latest theories and findings in all the key topics in cognitive neuroscience, including vision, memory, speech and language, hearing, numeracy, executive function, social and emotional behaviour and developmental neuroscience, as well as a new chapter on attention. Throughout, case studies, newspaper reports and everyday examples are used to help students understand the more challenging ideas that underpin the subject. In addition each chapter includes: Summaries of key terms and points Example essay questions Recommended further reading Feature boxes exploring interesting and popular questions and their implications for the subject. Written in an engaging style by a leading researcher in the field, and presented in full-color including numerous illustrative materials, this book will be invaluable as a core text for undergraduate modules in cognitive neuroscience. It can also be used as a key text on courses in cognition, cognitive neuropsychology, biopsychology or brain and behavior. Those embarking on research will find it an invaluable starting point and reference. The Student’s Guide to Cognitive Neuroscience, 3rd Edition is supported by a companion website, featuring helpful resources for both students and instructors.
Get the book
Other editions
Similar books
-
The Student's Guide to Cognitive Neuroscience
By Jamie WardNew to this edition: Increased focus on the impact of genetics on cognition New coverage of the cutting-edge field of connectomics Coverage of the latest research tools including tES and fNIRS and new methodologies such as multi-voxel ...
-
Fundamentals of Cognitive Neuroscience: A Beginner's Guide
By Nicole M. Gage, Bernard BaarsThis text takes a distinctive, commonsense approach to help newcomers easily learn the basics of how the brain functions when we learn, act, feel, speak and socialize.
-
The Student's Guide to Social Neuroscience
By Jamie Ward... 115, 118, 133, 150, 159, 311 Caldwell, C. A. 82 Call, J. 70, 85, 86, 159 Callaghan, T. 350 Caltran, G. 338 Calvert, G. A. 90, 149 Calvert, S. L. 235 Camerer, C. F. 129 Cameron, N.M. 246 Campbell, C. 320, 321 Campbell, R. 143, ...
-
Essentials of Cognitive Neuroscience
By Bradley R. PostleThanks to Andy for conceiving and proposing this project, and to “Rosie,” Karen, Jen, Hazel, and Claire for everything else. A book such as this is necessarily shaped by one's past experience, and I'm grateful to everyone who has guided ...
-
Cognitive Psychology: A Student's Handbook
By Michael W. Eysenck, Mark T. Keane... 208 , Caverni , J.P. 471 209 , 210 , 211 Ceci , S.J. 171 Colby , C.L. 64 Cermak , L.S. 197 , 199 , 200 , 202 , Cole , R.A. 323 207 Coleman , L. 251 , 290 Chabris , C.F. 272 Coley , J.D. 283 Chaffin , R. 249 Collett , T.S. 35 Challis ...
-
A Student's Guide to Developmental Psychology
By Margaret Harris, Gert WestermannKEY TERMS Cochlea A spiral-shaped organ in the inner ear, crucial for hearing. in the foetus (Burnham & Mattock, 2010). The ear develops from the inside out so that the first part to develop is the inner ear, which contains the cochlea.
-
Cognitive Neuroscience
By Marie T. Banich, Rebecca J. ComptonUpper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education. ... Woo, C.-W., Koban, L., Kross, E., Lindquist, M. A., Banich, M. T., Ruzic, L., et al. (2014). ... Antelis, J. M., Montesano, L., Ramos, A., Birbaumer, N., and Minguez, J. (2016).
-
Essential Cognitive Psychology
By Alan J. ParkinEssential Cognitive Psychology fills the void between low level introductory texts and more advanced books on the topic. This book provides the reader with highly accessible overviews of all core topics in the field.
-
Culture, Mind, and Brain: Emerging Concepts, Models, and Applications
By Laurence J. Kirmayer, Carol M. Worthman, Shinobu Kitayama... explores cross-cultural differences in the uptake (or lack thereof) of neurodiversity discourses in autism social ... as cultural practices used in individual and collective identity formation as well as social and political action.
-
Introduction to Social Neuroscience
By John T. Cacioppo, Stephanie CacioppoServer “T” “W” Camera FIGURE 4.6. Schematic representation of two conditions presented during the Cacioppo et al.'s tennis study. Participants had to predict whether their opponent would serve on the wide side of the tennis court (W) or ...