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The Student's Guide to Cognitive Neuroscience, 2nd Edition

ISBN: 9781848720039 | 1848720033

Edition: 2nd
Format: Nonspecific Binding
Publisher: Psychology Pres
Pub. Date: 12/2/2009

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Summary

This is a thorough revision and update of the best-selling textbook. 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.

Univ. of Sussex, UK. Textbook presents theories and findings in key topics in cognitive neuroscience, including vision, attention, memory, and speech and language. Features new chapters on developmental cognitive neuroscience and hearing. Includes case studies. For postgraduate and unde... MORErgraduate students and researchers. Previous edition: c2006. Softcover. hardcover available.

Reflecting recent changes in the way cognition and the brain are studied, this thoroughly updated edition of the best-selling textbook provides a comprehensive and student-friendly guide to cognitive neuroscience. Jamie Ward provides an easy-to-follow introduction to neural structure and function, as well as all the key methods and procedures of cognitive neuroscience, with a view to helping students understand how they can be used to shed light on the neural basis of cognition. The book presents 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 behavior. This edition also contains two completely new chapters on developmental cognitive neuroscience and hearing. Throughout, case studies, newspaper reports and everyday examples are used to help students understand the more challenging ideas that underpin the subject. In addition each chapter includes: Summaries of key terms and points Example essay questions 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, and now presented in full-color including numerous illustrative materials, 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 cognition, cognitive neuropsychology, or brain and behavior. Those embarking on research will find it an invaluable starting point and reference. The Student "s Guide to Cognitive Neuroscience, 2ndEditionis accompanied by a set of online resources available free of charge to departments that recommend the textbook. These resources include: A chapter-by-chapter, illustrated slideshow lecture course A bank of multiple-choice questions which allow for confidence-weighted answers Student resources to aid exam preparation.

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