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Evolution of Nervous Systems, Second Edition, Four Volume Set is a
unique, major reference which offers the gold standard for those
interested both in evolution and nervous systems. All biology only
makes sense when seen in the light of evolution, and this is
especially true for the nervous system. All animals have nervous
systems that mediate their behaviors, many of them species
specific, yet these nervous systems all evolved from the simple
nervous system of a common ancestor. To understand these nervous
systems, we need to know how they vary and how this variation
emerged in evolution. In the first edition of this important
reference work, over 100 distinguished neuroscientists assembled
the current state-of-the-art knowledge on how nervous systems have
evolved throughout the animal kingdom. This second edition remains
rich in detail and broad in scope, outlining the changes in brain
and nervous system organization that occurred from the first
invertebrates and vertebrates, to present day fishes, reptiles,
birds, mammals, and especially primates, including humans. The book
also includes wholly new content, fully updating the chapters in
the previous edition and offering brand new content on current
developments in the field. Each of the volumes has been carefully
restructured to offer expanded coverage of non-mammalian taxa,
mammals, primates, and the human nervous system. The basic
principles of brain evolution are discussed, as are mechanisms of
change. The reader can select from chapters on highly specific
topics or those that provide an overview of current thinking and
approaches, making this an indispensable work for students and
researchers alike.
The fifth edition of a work that defines the field of cognitive
neuroscience, with entirely new material that reflects recent
advances in the field. Each edition of this classic reference has
proved to be a benchmark in the developing field of cognitive
neuroscience. The fifth edition of The Cognitive Neurosciences
continues to chart new directions in the study of the biological
underpinnings of complex cognition-the relationship between the
structural and physiological mechanisms of the nervous system and
the psychological reality of the mind. It offers entirely new
material, reflecting recent advances in the field. Many of the
developments in cognitive neuroscience have been shaped by the
introduction of novel tools and methodologies, and a new section is
devoted to methods that promise to guide the field into the
future-from sophisticated models of causality in brain function to
the application of network theory to massive data sets. Another new
section treats neuroscience and society, considering some of the
moral and political quandaries posed by current neuroscientific
methods. Other sections describe, among other things, new research
that draws on developmental imaging to study the changing structure
and function of the brain over the lifespan; progress in
establishing increasingly precise models of memory; research that
confirms the study of emotion and social cognition as a core area
in cognitive neuroscience; and new findings that cast doubt on the
so-called neural correlates of consciousness.
The sixth edition of the foundational reference on cognitive
neuroscience, with entirely new material that covers the latest
research, experimental approaches, and measurement methodologies.
Each edition of this classic reference has proved to be a benchmark
in the developing field of cognitive neuroscience. The sixth
edition of The Cognitive Neurosciences continues to chart new
directions in the study of the biological underpinnings of complex
cognition-the relationship between the structural and physiological
mechanisms of the nervous system and the psychological reality of
the mind. It offers entirely new material, reflecting recent
advances in the field, covering the latest research, experimental
approaches, and measurement methodologies. This sixth edition
treats such foundational topics as memory, attention, and language,
as well as other areas, including computational models of
cognition, reward and decision making, social neuroscience,
scientific ethics, and methods advances. Over the last twenty-five
years, the cognitive neurosciences have seen the development of
sophisticated tools and methods, including computational approaches
that generate enormous data sets. This volume deploys these
exciting new instruments but also emphasizes the value of theory,
behavior, observation, and other time-tested scientific habits.
Section editors Sarah-Jayne Blakemore and Ulman Lindenberger,
Kalanit Grill-Spector and Maria Chait, Tomas Ryan and Charan
Ranganath, Sabine Kastner and Steven Luck, Stanislas Dehaene and
Josh McDermott, Rich Ivry and John Krakauer, Daphna Shohamy and
Wolfram Schultz, Danielle Bassett and Nikolaus Kriegeskorte, Marina
Bedny and Alfonso Caramazza, Liina Pylkkanen and Karen Emmorey,
Mauricio Delgado and Elizabeth Phelps, Anjan Chatterjee and Adina
Roskies
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