Essentials of Cognitive Neuroscience

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Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Brief Contents -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Methodology Boxes -- Walk Through of Pedagogical Features -- Companion Website -- Section I The Neurobiology of Thinking -- Introduction to Section I The Neurobiology of Thinking -- COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE? OR "HUMAN NEUROSCIENCE"? OR "NEUROSCIENCE-WITH-DIRECT IMPLICATIONS-FOR-UNDERSTANDING-HUMAN-BEHAVIOR"? -- Chapter 1 Introduction and History -- KEY THEMES -- TIMELINE: NINTEENTH- AND TWENTIETH-CENTURY ORIGINS OF COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE -- A BRIEF (AND SELECTIVE) HISTORY -- Localization of function vs. mass action -- The first scientifically rigorous demonstrations of localization of function -- WHAT IS A BRAIN AND WHAT DOES IT DO? -- LOOKING AHEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE -- END-OF-CHAPTER QUESTIONS -- REFERENCES -- OTHER SOURCES USED -- FURTHER READING -- Chapter 2 The Brain -- KEY THEMES -- PEP TALK -- GROSS ANATOMY -- The cerebral cortex -- THE NEURON -- Electrical and chemical properties of the neuron -- Neuroanatomical techniques exploit the physiology of the neuron -- OSCILLATORY FLUCTUATIONS IN THE MEMBRANE POTENTIAL -- Neurons are never truly "at rest" -- Synchronous oscillation -- COMPLICATED, AND COMPLEX -- END-OF-CHAPTER QUESTIONS -- REFERENCES -- OTHER SOURCES USED -- FURTHER READING -- Section II Sensation, Perception, Attention, and Action -- Introduction to Section II Sensation, Perception, Attention, and Action -- Chapter 3 Sensation and Perception of Visual Signals -- KEY THEMES -- THE DOMINANT SENSE IN PRIMATES -- ORGANIZATION OF THE VISUAL SYSTEM -- The visual field -- The retinotopic organization of primary visual cortex -- INFORMATION PROCESSING IN PRIMARY VISUAL CORTEX - BOTTOM UP FEATURE DETECTION -- The V1 neuron as feature detector -- Columns, hypercolumns, and pinwheels

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