The Cognitive Neurosciences

Each edition of this classic reference has proved to be a benchmark in the developingfield of cognitive neuroscience. The third edition of The Cognitive Neurosciencescontinues to chart new directions in the study of the biologic underpinnings of complex cognition --the relationship between the structural and physiological mechanisms of the nervous system and thepsychological reality of the mind. Every chapter is new and each section has new participants.Features of the third edition include research that maps biological changes directly to cognitivechanges; a new and integrated view of sensory systems and perceptual processes; the presentation ofnew developments in plasticity; recent research on the cognitive neuroscience of false memory, whichreveals the constructive nature of memory retrieval; and new topics in the neuroscientific study ofemotion, including the "social brain." The new final section, "Perspectives and New Directions,"discusses a wide variety of topics that point toward the future of this vibrant and excitingfield.