The Student's Guide to Cognitive Neuroscience by Ward, Jamie;

Short description:

Reflecting recent changes in the way cognition and the brain are studied, this thoroughly updated fifth edition of this bestselling textbook provides a comprehensive and student-friendly guide to cognitive neuroscience.

Long description:

Reflecting recent changes in the way cognition and the brain are studied, this thoroughly updated fifth edition of this bestselling 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 a comprehensive overview of the latest theories and findings in all the key topics in cognitive neuroscience, including vision, hearing, attention, memory, speech and language, executive function, social and emotional behavior, and developmental neuroscience. Throughout, case studies, newspaper reports, everyday examples, and student-friendly pedagogy are used to help students understand the more challenging ideas that underpin the subject. This edition features expanded coverage of consciousness, a combined chapter on literacy and numeracy, and increased coverage of brain networks and computational approaches.

Written in an engaging style by a leading researcher in the field and 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, biopsychology, or brain and behavior. Those embarking on research will find it an invaluable starting point and reference.

This textbook is supported by an extensive collection of free digital resources for students and instructors, including lectures by leading researchers, links to key studies and interviews, multiple-choice questions, and interactive flashcards to test your knowledge. Visit the Instructor & Student Resources website at routledgelearning.com/wardcognitiveneuroscience.

'The fifth edition of The Student's Guide to Cognitive Neuroscience builds on the impressive strengths of the outstanding previous editions. Jamie Ward provides a clearly written introduction to cognitive neuroscience that will both engage and inform students. He thoughtfully integrates findings and ideas from neuropsychology, neuroimaging, and cognitive psychology, and has added new cutting-edge content and novel pedagogy to the fifth edition. I highly recommend this excellent new edition.'

Daniel L. Schacter, William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Psychology, Harvard University, USA

'This new textbook represents an invaluable resource for students at all levels of study. The clearly written chapters are complemented by video recordings of Jamie?s lectures and an abundance of other materials for students, including interviews with key figures in the field of Cognitive Neuroscience. This is more than a textbook, it is a compendium.'

Ben Parris,

Table of Contents:

1. Introducing cognitive neuroscience 2. Introducing the brain 3. The electrophysiological brain 4. The imaged brain 5. The lesioned brain and stimulated brain 6. The developing brain 7. The seeing brain 8. The hearing brain 9. The attending brain 10. The acting brain 11. The remembering brain 12. The speaking brain 13. The literate and numerate brain 14. The executive brain 15. The conscious brain 16. The social and emotional brain