Marie T. Banich

Cognitive Neuroscience (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Updated fully, this accessible and comprehensive text highlights the most important theoretical, conceptual and methodological issues in cognitive neuroscience. Written by two experienced teachers, the consistent narrative ensures that students link concepts across chapters, and the careful selection of topics enables them to grasp the big picture without getting distracted by details. Clinical applications such as developmental disorders, brain injuries and dementias are highlighted. In addition, analogies and examples within the text, opening case studies, and 'In Focus' boxes engage students and demonstrate the relevance of the material to real-world concerns. Students are encouraged to develop the critical thinking skills that will enable them to evaluate future developments in this fast-moving field. A new chapter on neuroscience and society considers how cognitive neuroscience issues relate to the law, education, and ethics, highlighting the clinical and real-world relevance. An expanded online package includes a test bank.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. April 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781108548755
• Artikelnr.: 56547804

Autorenporträt

Marie T. Banich uses brain imaging techniques to understand the neural systems that enable us to direct actions and thoughts in a goal-oriented manner, often referred to as executive function. Her research findings have been published in leading journals, including Science. Among her professional experiences, Prof. Banich has been a member of the MacArthur Foundation on Adolescent Development and Juvenile Justice, a Fulbright Senior Scholar in Verona, Italy, and a recipient of a James Cattell sabbatical award. Currently she serves as the co-Principal Investigator for Colorado site of the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development study, an unprecedented ten-year longitudinal study that uses neuroimaging to provide an unrivaled window on development of the adolescent brain and its influences on cognitive and emotional development.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction to the nervous system
2. Historical perspectives
3. Methods
4. Motor control
5. Sensation and perception
6. Object recognition
7. Spatial cognition
8. Language
9. Memory and learning
10. Attention
11. Executive function and higher-order thinking
12. Emotion
13. Social cognition
14. Psychopathology
15. Brain development and plasticity
16. Generalized cognitive disorders
17. Cognitive neuroscience and society.