The Neural Basis of Human Belief Systems (Hardcover, New)

Is the everyday understanding of belief susceptible to scientific investigation? Belief is one of the most commonly used, yet unexplained terms in neuroscience. Beliefs can be seen as forms of mental representations and one of the building blocks of our conscious thoughts. This book provides an interdisciplinary overview of what we currently know about the neural basis of human belief systems, and how different belief systems are implemented in the human brain. The chapters in this volume explain how the neural correlates of beliefs mediate a range of explicit and implicit behaviours ranging from moral decision making, to the practice of religion. Drawing inferences from philosophy, psychology, psychiatry, religion, and cognitive neuroscience, the book has important implications for understanding how different belief systems are implemented in the human brain, and outlines the directions which research on the cognitive neuroscience of beliefs should take in the future. The Neural Basis of Human Belief Systems will be of great interest to researchers in the fields of psychology, philosophy, psychiatry, and cognitive neuroscience.

General

Imprint:	Psychology Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Contemporary Topics in Cognitive Neuroscience
Release date:	July 2012
First published:	2013
Editors:	Frank Krueger • Jordan Grafman
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	264
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-84169-881-6
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Neurosciences Promotions
LSN:	1-84169-881-4
Barcode:	9781841698816

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