Roger H. S. Carpenter (Gonville and Cambridge Caius College), Imran Noorani (University College London)

LATER

The Neurophysiology of Decision-Making

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Explores the neurophysiology of decision-making and the mechanisms behind procrastination, discussing the applications of the LATER model. This is essential reading for psychologists, cognitive neuroscientists, neurophysiologists interested in decision-making in addition to being highly valued by clinicians and medical students.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. September 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 155mm x 234mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 336g
• ISBN-13: 9781108827041
• ISBN-10: 1108827047
• Artikelnr.: 67981163

Autorenporträt

Roger H. S. Carpenter was formerly Professor of Oculomotor Physiology, University of Cambridge and Tutor, Registrary and Director of Studies in Medicine, Gonville & Caius College. He was the creator of EPIC (the Experimental Physiology Instrumentation Computer) and NeuroLab, a set of interactive demonstrations on the working of the human brain. He was an influential scientist and passionate teacher of neurophysiology, collaborating with Dr Noorani on the project before his death in 2019. Professor Carpenter made lasting contributions to the field of neurophysiology and is widely regarded as an exceptional mentor by a plethora of his former students.

Inhaltsangabe

1. The slowness of reaction time
2. LATER as a model of latency
3. LATER as a model of decision
4. Complex decisions: multiple LATER units
5. LATER and the brain
6. Larger implications
Appendix 1: Mathematical
Appendix 2: Clinical
Appendix 3: Practical.