Images of Mind (Scientific American Library)

Raichle, Marcus E.,Posner, Michael I.

ISBN 10: 0716750457 / ISBN 13: 9780716750451

Published by W H Freeman & Co, 1994

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Images of Mind (Scientific American Library)
• Publisher: W H Freeman & Co
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0716750457
• ISBN 13: 9780716750451
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Covers brain-imaging methods which render certain aspects of thought visible as they occur. This book documents the way cognitive psychology and neuroscience are being combined to investigate questions about what happens to the brain when we read, write, speak and visualize.

About the Author

Michael I. Posner, one of the world's most respected cognitive psychologists, is professor of Psychology and former Director of the Institute of Cognitive and Decision Sciences at the University of Oregon in Eugene.

Marcus E. Raichle is Professor of Neurology and Radiology at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri, and is one of the pioneers in using positron emission tomography.