Topics in Integrative Neuroscience: From Cells to Cognition - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521869137 ISBN 13: 9780521869133

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2008

Synopsis

Neuroscience is progressing so rapidly that even expressions such as 'by leaps and bounds' fail to capture the pace of its growth. Questions that once were thought to be unanswerable - perhaps even unaskable - have been both asked and answered, and questions once unthinkable, are routine. Topics in Integrative Neuroscience has singled out four of the most important problems in neuroscience: higher order perception; language; memory systems; and sensory processes. The volume presents original contributions by many of the leading researchers in those fields, and with an initial chapter covering neuroethics. It is impossible to capture fully the sweep of discoveries that emerged from the 'Decade of the Brain' within the covers of a single volume. It is possible, however, to provide a sample, both in recognition of what has been accomplished and as a harbinger of what is surely to come.

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About the Author

James R. Pomerantz is Professor of Psychology at Rice University and Adjunct Professor of Neuroscience at Baylor College of Medicine. He is currently President of the Foundation for the Advancement of Behavioral and Brain Sciences in Washington DC.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521869137
• ISBN 13: 9780521869133
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 448
• Editor: James Pomerantz