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Cognitive neuroscience : the biology of the mind / Michael S. Gazzaniga, Richard B. Ivry, George R. Mangun ; with Megan S. Steven.

Title
Cognitive neuroscience : the biology of the mind / Michael S. Gazzaniga, Richard B. Ivry, George R. Mangun ; with Megan S. Steven.
Author
Gazzaniga, Michael S.
Publication
New York : W.W. Norton, c2009.

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2009Book/TextUse in library QP360.5 .G39 2009 2009Off-site

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Additional Authors
  • Ivry, Richard B.
  • Mangun, G. R. (George Ronald), 1956-
  • Steven, Megan S.
Description
xx, 666, 12, 22, 8, 23 p. : ill. (chiefly col.); 29 cm.
Summary
This third edition uses an interdisciplinary approach to understanding how the human mind works. Throughout the text, clinical case studies are presented to humanise the scientific content.
Subject
  • Cognitive neuroscience
  • Brain > physiology
  • Cognition > physiology
  • Cognitive Science
  • Neuropsychology
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. R1-R22) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
A brief history of cognitive neuroscience -- Cellular mechanisms and cognition -- Neuroanatomy and development -- Methods of cognitive neuroscience -- Sensation and perception -- Object recognition -- The control of action -- Learning and memory -- Emotion -- Language -- Hemispheric specialization -- Attention and consciousness -- Cognitive control -- Social cognition -- Evolutionary perspectives.
ISBN
9780393927955 (hardcover)
LCCN
^^2008016822
OCLC
  • 225090391
  • SCSB-10246877
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library