The Student's Guide to Cognitive Neuroscience by Ward, Jamie -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Copyright Contents About the author Preface to the third edition 1 Introducing cognitive neuroscience

Cognitive neuroscience in historical perspective Does cognitive psychology need the brain? Does neuroscience need cognitive psychology?

2 Introducing the brain

Structure and function of the neuron The gross organization of the brain The cerebral cortex The subcortex The midbrain and hindbrain

3 The electrophysiological brain

4 The imaged brain

Structural imaging Functional imaging From image to cognitive theory: experimental design Analyzing data from functional imaging Interpreting data from functional imaging Why do functional imaging data sometimes disagree with lesion data? Brain-reading: is “Big Brother” round the corner?

5 The lesioned brain

Dissociations and associations Single-case studies Group studies and lesion-deficit analysis Animal models in neuropsychology Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)

6 The seeing brain

From eye to brain Cortical blindness and “blindsight” Functional specialization of the visual cortex beyond V1 Recognizing objects Recognizing faces Vision imagined

7 The attending brain

Spatial and non-spatial attentional process The role of the parietal lobes in attention Theories of attention Neglect as a disorder of spatial attention and awareness

8 The acting brain

A basic cognitive framework for movement and action The role of the frontal lobes in movement and action Planning actions: the SAS model Ownership and awareness of actions Action comprehension and imitation Acting on objects Preparation and execution of actions

9 The remembering brain

Short-term and working memory Different types of long-term memory Amnesia Functions of the hippocampus and medial temporal lobes in memory Theories of remembering, knowing, and forgetting The role of the prefrontal cortex in long-term memory

10 The hearing brain

The nature of sound From ear to brain Basic processing of auditory information Music perception Voice perception Speech perception

11 The speaking brain

Spoken word recognition Semantic memory and the meaning of words Understanding and producing sentences Retrieving and producing spoken words

12 The literate brain

Visual word recognition Reading aloud: routes from spelling to sound Spelling and writing Does spelling use the same mechanisms as reading?

13 The numerate brain

Universal numeracy? The meaning of numbers Models of number processing

14 The executive brain

Anatomical and functional divisions of the prefrontal cortex Executive functions in practice The organization of executive functions The role of the anterior cingulate in executive functions

15 The social and emotional brain

Theories of emotion Neural substrates of emotion processing Reading faces Reading minds

16 The developing brain

References Author Index Subject Index