Essentials of Cognitive Neuroscience

In-depth exploration of the core neurobiological, psychological, and computational principles that underlie how the brain gives rise to the mind Essentials of Cognitive Neuroscience provides a broad and substantive foundation with which the reader can understand how the brain gives rise to the mind, spanning topics as varied as how we can pick out a familiar face in a crowd, send a text message while walking down the street, recall what we ate for dinner last Saturday, and be consciously aware of reading words on a page. Each chapter begins with an overview of foundational principles before transitioning to in-depth exploration of how today’s scientists use state-of-the-art methods to advance our knowledge and understanding of the neural bases of human thought and behavior. New in this third edition is an overview of theoretical frameworks and computational approaches needed to understand the latest developments in this rapidly evolving field, including: predictive coding; dynamical systems theory; reinforcement learning; recurrent neural network modeling; representational similarity analysis; diffusion-decision modeling; and representational geometry analysis. Essentials of Cognitive Neuroscience includes information on: High-level cognition, covering cognitive control, decision making, social behavior, emotion, language, and consciousness Memory and mental representation, covering visual object recognition and knowledge, neural bases of plasticity, declarative and semantic long-term memory, and working memory Perception, attention, and action, covering the visual, auditory, and somatosensory systems, spatial cognition, skeletomotor and oculomotor control, and the control of attention Principles of the organization, structure, and functions of the brain, and strategies for relating these to thought and behavior Written in a narrative style that gives the reader a sense of what it's like to be a cognitive neuroscientist, Essentials of Cognitive Neuroscience is a vital learning resource for students interested in psychology, neuroscience, and neurology.

Preface xiii Acknowledgments xvii Walkthrough of Pedagogical Features xix Companion Website xxi Section I: the Neurobiology of Thinking 1 1 Introduction and History 3 2 Principles of Organization, Structure, and Function 15 3 The Neurophysiology of Sensation and Perception 49 Section II: Methods and Models 73 4 Methods for Cognitive Neuroscience 75 5 Theoretical Frameworks and Computational Approaches 139 Section III: Perception, Attention, and Action 185 6 The Visual System 187 7 Spatial Cognition and Attention 219 8 Skeletomotor Control 249 9 Oculomotor Control and the Control of Attention 279 Section IV: Mental Representation 305 10 Visual Object Recognition and Knowledge 307 11 Neural Bases of Memory 335 12 Declarative Long- Term Memory 361 13 Semantic Long- Term Memory 385 14 Working Memory 405 Section V: High- Level Cognition 441 15 Cognitive Control 443 16 Decision Making 477 17 Social Behavior 505 18 Emotion 531 19 Language 555 20 Consciousness 581 Glossary 611 Index 619