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  • A Short Guide to Brain Imaging

    The Neuroscience of Human Cognition

    by Richard E. Passingham, James B. Rowe ...
    Brain imaging has revolutionised the field of Psychology - once more concerned with IQ tests, reaction times and questionnaires. Most Psychology departments now have access to an MRI scanner - some have even renamed themselves as departments of cognitive neuroscience. Yet brain imaging can be a minefield, whichever discipline you approach it from. If you are a psychologist, you will have been ... Read more

    $42.29 USD

  • The Neurobiology of the Prefrontal Cortex

    Anatomy, Evolution, and the Origin of Insight

    by Richard E. Passingham, Steven P. Wise ...
    Series series Oxford Psychology Series
    The prefrontal cortex makes up almost a quarter of the human brain, and it expanded dramatically during primate evolution. The Neurobiology of the Prefrontal Cortex presents a new theory about its fundamental function. In this important new book, the authors argue that primate-specific parts of the prefrontal cortex evolved to reduce errors in foraging choices, so that particular ancestors of ... Read more

    $48.59 USD

  • Computational Theories and their Implementation in the Brain

    The legacy of David Marr

    Edited by Lucia M. Vaina, Richard E. Passingham ...
    In the late 1960s and early 1970s David Marr produced three astonishing papers in which he gave a detailed account of how the fine structure and known cell types of the cerebellum, hippocampus and neocortex perform the functions that they do. Marr went on to become one of the main founders of Computational Neuroscience. In his classic work 'Vision' he distinguished between the computational, ... Read more

    $58.49 USD

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  • Space, Time and Number in the Brain

    Searching for the Foundations of Mathematical Thought

    Edited by Stanislas Dehaene, Elizabeth Brannon ...
    The study of mathematical cognition and the ways in which the ideas of space, time and number are encoded in brain circuitry has become a fundamental issue for neuroscience. How such encoding differs across cultures and educational level is of further interest in education and neuropsychology. This rapidly expanding field of research is overdue for an interdisciplinary volume such as this, which ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

  • Brain Protection in Schizophrenia, Mood and Cognitive Disorders

    Edited by Michael S. Ritsner ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    Neuroprotection is a novel perspective for the treatment of disorders that lead to neurodegeneration and disabilities as a result of deterioration of neurons due to apoptosis, oxidative stress, excitotoxicity, and other mechanisms. These mechanisms have implications not only for neurodegenerative disorders, but also for schizophrenia, mood and cognitive disorders. The purpose of this book is to ... Read more

    $188.99 USD

  • The Social Neuroscience of Intergroup Relations:

    Prejudice, can we cure it?

    by Sylvia Terbeck ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    The Social Neuroscience of Intergroup Relations; Prejudice can we cure it?” is a highly interdisciplinary book. It includes latest theories and research from: Social Psychology, Ethics, Psychopharmacology, as well as Social Neuroscience. The book is also based on the author’s team research. The book describes experimental studies which have suggested that fear of the out-group might play a role in ... Read more

    $71.99 USD

  • Autonomic Nervous System Dynamics for Mood and Emotional-State Recognition

    Significant Advances in Data Acquisition, Signal Processing and Classification

    by Gaetano Valenza, Enzo Pasquale Scilingo ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    This monograph reports on advances in the measurement and study of autonomic nervous system (ANS) dynamics as a source of reliable and effective markers for mood state recognition and assessment of emotional responses. Its primary impact will be in affective computing and the application of emotion-recognition systems. Applicative studies of biosignals such as: electrocardiograms; electrodermal ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Your Conscious Mind

    Unravelling the greatest mystery of the human brain

    by New Scientist ...
    Series series New Scientist Instant Expert
    What is this strange mental world that seems so essential to being human?The conscious mind brings together sensations, perceptions, thoughts and memories to generate the seamless movie of a person's life. It makes us aware of the world around us and our own self. How all this emerges from a kilogram of brain cells is one of the greatest unanswered questions.In Your Conscious Mind leading brain ... Read more

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  • The Neurobiological Basis of Memory

    A System, Attribute, and Process Analysis

    Edited by Pamela A. Jackson, Andrea A. Chiba, Robert F. Berman, Michael E. Ragozzino ...
    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    This exciting volume offers an up-to-date tour of current trends in the neurobiology of memory while saluting Raymond Kesner's pioneering contributions to the field as a theorist and researcher, teacher and mentor. Starting with his signature chapter introducing the Attribute Model of Memory, the first half of the book focuses on the central role of the hippocampus in processing dimensions of ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • New Frontiers in Mirror Neurons Research

    Edited by Pier Francesco Ferrari, Giacomo Rizzolatti ...
    The discovery of mirror neurons caused a revolution in neuroscience and psychology. Nevertheless, because of their profound impact within life sciences, mirror neuron are still the subject of numerous debates concerning their origins and their functions. With more than 20 years of research in this area, it is timely to synthesise the expanding literature on this topic. 'New frontiers in Mirror ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Embodied

    The psychology of physical sensation

    by Christopher Eccleston ...
    We grow up thinking there are five senses, but we forget about the ten neglected senses of the body that both enable and limit our experience. Embodied explores the psychology of physical sensation in ten chapters: balance, movement, pressure (acting in gravity), breathing, fatigue, pain, itch, temperature, appetite, and expulsion (the senses of physical matter leaving the body). For each sense, ... Read more

    $55.99 USD

  • Information Systems and Neuroscience

    Gmunden Retreat on NeuroIS 2016

    Edited by René Riedl, Jan vom Brocke, Pierre-Majorique Léger, Fred D. Davis, Adriane B. Randolph ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    This book presents the proceedings of the Gmunden Retreat on NeuroIS 2016, reporting on topics at the intersection of Information Systems (IS) research, neurophysiology and the brain sciences. Readers will discover the latest findings from top scholars in the field of NeuroIS, which offer detailed insights on the neurobiology underlying IS behavior, essential methods and tools and their ... Read more

    $89.09 USD