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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 612.82 EAN: 9780393977776 Edition: 2 ISBN: 0393977773 Label: W. W. Norton & Company Manufacturer: W. W. Norton & Company Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 748 Publication Date: 2002-01 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Studio: W. W. Norton & Company Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: With over four hundred new citations, Cognitive Neuroscience, Second Edition, embraces the latest findings in this cutting-edge field. A revised chapter two, "The Cellular and Molecular Basis of Cognition," introduces new analysis of the chemical systems that support cognition, outlines the modulation of neuronal transmission during development and disease, and increases coverage of the function of membrane receptors in neurochemistry. An entirely new chapter three, "Gross and Functional Anatomy of Cognition," provides a foundation for working through the functional analysis of cognitive systems in subsequent chapters. The Second Edition also includes extensive coverage of computational modeling, highlighting the ways in which modeling demonstrates the neural mechanisms of cognition. Average Rating:
 Rating: - Good survey but needs rewrite and updateThis is a well written and comprehensive book by some of the best known researchers. I will not review most of the scientific content as it should be largely unexceptionable from these well known researchers, but provide here a list of typos and comments which I sent to the authors. Those interested in the discussions of consciousness and behavior may wish to see my other reviews. General comments: 1. This book like thousands of others trips over the vexing gender problem of ... Read More Rating:  - ExcellentResearch in cognitive neuroscience has exploded in the last two decades, mostly due to the rise of experimental techniques such as magnetic resonance imaging and positron emission topography, but also due to the ability now to simulate neuronal behavior computationally. This book, written by leading experts in the field is written for the student in mind, so anyone with a strong curiosity about what has been accomplished in cognitive neuroscience up till now will gain a lot from reading the book. ... Read More Rating:  - Not for those without backgroundThis book is not intended for the general reader, reader with cellular neuroscience background, but has a target audience of advanced undergraduate or graduate level students with relevant background. Also would be useful for the psychology professional without specific or with dated cognitive neuroscience background, or others intending a research or applied clinical career in the area. Appropriate background would necessarily be at least an undergraduate course in cognitive psychology, with additional ... Read More Rating: - Additions to this bookThis book is more like a bunch of journals bound together. The authors introduce new words without previous qualifications. For example, in the chapter of binocular vision, they added spatial normalization and various other models, without telling what exactly they are! Also when I tried to find these terms in relatively basic texts I was unable to find them. Same was the case with internet. It is definitly for advanced learner. (I am doing PhD in neuroscience and still finding it very difficult)To ... Read More Rating: - Best overall for Cogntive NeuroscienceI have used it in an upper division undergraduate psychology class, and in my students' rankings of textbooks, this book has consistently been ranked higher than any other text I've used. The level is beyond a simple introductory psychology text, but is very appropriate for the upper division course. The numerous full-color illustrations and photographs are especially helpful in illustrating key points. It covers the full spectrum of the neural basis of cognition, from simple ... Read More 
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