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Updated fully, this accessible yet thorough text highlights the most important theoretical, conceptual, and methodological issues in cognitive neuroscience. Written by two experienced teachers, the consistent narrative ensures that students link concepts across chapters, and the careful selection of topics enables them to grasp the big picture without getting distracted by details.
● Introduces students th the fescinating intersection of brain and cognition, and explores how the brain supports mental functions such as perception, memory, language, attention, emotion, and social cognition
● Engages students and relates the material to real-world concerns through, brain injuries, and social cognition
● Equips students with critical thinking skills that will enable them to critically evaluate new developments in the future
● Summaries at end-of-chapter consolidete knowledge around key points
New to this edition
● All chapters have been extensively updated to include more current techniques, as ewll as a greater emphasis on how the brain works as a network
● lncludes a new chapter on neuroscience and society that considers how cognitive neuroscience issues relate to the law, education, and ethics, highlighting the clinical and real-world relevance of the field
● The chapter on emotion and social processing has been split into two separate chapters, reflecting the growth in these areas of research
● The illustration program has been updated to improve consistency and student understanding with more conceptual diagrams and figures to highlight major concepts
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