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Reflecting recent changes in the way cognition and the brain are studied, this book provides a comprehensive and student friendly guide to cognitive neuroscience. Following an introduction to neural structure and function, all the key methods and procedures of cognitive neuroscience are explained with a view to helping students understand how they can be used to shed light on the neural basis of cognition. The second part of the book goes on to present an up-to-date overview of the latest theories and findings in all the key topics in cognitive neuroscience, including; vision, attention, memory, speech and language, numeracy, executive function and social and emotional behaviour. Throughout, case studies, newspaper reports and everyday examples are used to provide an easy way in to understanding the more challenging ideas that underpin the subject. In addition each chapter includes: *Summaries of key terms and points*Example essay questions to aid exam preparation*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, 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 cognitive psychology, cognitive neuropsychology or brain and behaviour. Those embarking on research will find it an invaluable starting point and reference.

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.0 based on 5 reviews)

Material by Preferred Customer (Providence, RI USA)

3 Stars
October 19, 2009
This book isnt half bad but some of the material in it is hard to comprehend. It is very useful if you just want to grasp facts and leave the rest. All in all, its an ok book.

Excellent by Dr. Lee D. Carlson (Baltimore, Maryland USA)

5 Stars
April 05, 2009
Mostly due to the experimental techniques that are now available to study brain activity, the field of cognitive neuroscience is exploding, generating great excitement not only among professional neuroscientists but also from those curious about advances in the field. New areas of research and new perspectives on ethics, legal philosophy, sociology, and artificial intelligence have been generated by the advances in cognitive neuroscience, and this entails that accurate documentation and tutorials be developed to detail these advances. This book fills that need, and could be read not only by students who are entering the field of cognitive neuroscience but by those, who, like this reviewer, are very interested in the field. The small size of the book already dictates that much of it will read like a literature review, with pointers to many references, but the author gives enough detail to allow the reader to appreciate the subject matter. Readers who crave more in-depth coverage can consult the many references that are given in the book. Everything about cognitive neuroscience is fascinating, and there are new surprises coming out of the laboratories on a daily basis. Some of the more recent ones, particularly those that make use of functional MRI and TMS are discussed in this book. The author also includes an historical introduction that puts the field in its proper context, and also serves to distinguish it from more speculative approaches that one finds in philosophy departments around the world. Particularly interesting because of its importance in artificial intelligence is the discussion in this introduction of domain specificity and modularity. But the functions of the brain, whether they are localized or modularized, are characterized in cognitive neuroscience by studying individuals who show impairment of these functions. The author characterizes this strategy as being a compromise between that of (classical) neuro-psychology, which favors group studies, and cognitive neuro-psychology that favors single case studies. Typically it is lesions that cause impairments of cognitive processes, and it is quite surprising sometimes to learn to what degree these impairments are disentangled from other "nearby" brain processes. In this regard the author discusses `double dissociation' between cognitive/neural processes. Even more interesting because of its importance in artificial intelligence is the notion of `dual-task interference' wherein two tasks share the same cognitive processes. A better name for this might be the "entanglement" between two tasks, and it is the opinion of this reviewer that the study of the degree to which two tasks cannot be performed independently of one another is of utmost importance in understanding the brain as a computational machine.

Simplistic and well formatted by M. Ade (Illinois)

3 Stars
January 31, 2009
This book is pretty straightforward and easy to read. Everything is laid out clearly and while it does not go into depth into the material; there are other more lengthy texts that you can refer to if necessary. I really wish all my textbooks were like this.

You won't be sorry if you get this book. by rosie-corie (Houston, Texas)

5 Stars
February 24, 2008
This is a terrific book. Accurate and very informative, the book covers a lot of territory. It's a good basic text for an introductory course.

Good info about brain and cognition by Sal Nallig (Cary, NC)

4 Stars
July 09, 2007
This book is an accessible source for information in one of the hottest areas in science -- cognitive neuroscience. The book is not intended for experts (it won't give you any new ideas), nor for the reader who is not interested in putting forth a little effort. It is a student's guide and students study. But the effort is not great and the reward exceeds the effort if ou have any interest in the brain or the mind.

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