Product Description

Winner of the 2002 William James Book Award presented by the Society for General Psychology, Division One of the American Psychological Association. This award is given for the best book which furthers the mission of the Society for General Psychology by bringing together researchers and ideas from the various subfields of neuroscience and psychology.

The first edition of The Cognitive Neurosciences helped to define the field. The second edition reflects the many advances that have taken place-particularly in imaging and recording techniques. From the molecular level up to that of human consciousness, the contributions cover one of the most fascinating areas of science—the relationship between the structural and physiological mechanisms of the brain/nervous system and the psychological reality of mind. The majority of the chapters in this edition of The Cognitive Neurosciences are new, and those from the first edition have been completely rewritten and updated.


This major reference work is now available online as part of MIT CogNet, The Cognitive and Brain Sciences Community online.


Sections and section editors:

- Plasticity - Ira B. Black

- Development - Pasko Rakic

- Sensory Systems - J. Anthony Movshon and Colin Blakemore

- Motor - Emilio Bizzi

- Attention - Michael I. Posner

- Memory - Endel Tulving

- Language - Willem J. M. Levelt

- Thought and Memory - Edward E. Smith and Stephen M. Kosslyn

- Emotion - Joseph E. LeDoux

- Evolution - Leda Cosmides and John Tooby

- Consciousness - Daniel L. Schacter

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1626555 in Books
• Published on: 1999-11-26
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 1433 pages

Review
"Gazzaniga has arrayed some of the world's leaders in one of the most exciting areas of neuroscience—cognitive neuroscience—and has woven their contributions into a comprehensive and well-documented, yet accessible and provocative, overview. This book belongs on the shelf of any reader interested in the brain and behavior."
—Stephen G. Waxman, Chairman, Department of Neurology, Yale Medical School

Book Info
Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH. Comprehensive, scholarly reference containing 94 chapters on topics from ions to consciousness, from reflexes to social psychology. Includes advances in imaging and recording techniques. Previous edition, c1995, was titled The Cognitive Neurosciences. Includes a 16-page color insert of the latest in brain imagery. For researchers.

About the Author
Michael S. Gazzaniga is Professor of Psychology and Director for the SAGE Center for the Study of Mind at the University of California, Santa Barbara. In addition, he is the Director of the Summer Institute in Cognitive Neuroscience, President of the Cognitive Neuroscience Institute, and a member of the President's Council on Bioethetics.