Topics in Integrative Neuroscience

James R. Pomerantz

ISBN 10: 0521869137 / ISBN 13: 9780521869133

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2008

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Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - 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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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Topics in Integrative Neuroscience
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521869137
• ISBN 13: 9780521869133
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 260W x 183H x 29D millimeters 260 millimeters width by 183 millimeters height by 29 millimeters depth
• Weight: 1061 grams

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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.

Book Description

A presentation of four key areas in neuroscience: sensory processes, perception and attention, memory and language, by leading researchers in these fields. This 2008 volume provides a sample of the discoveries that emerged from the 'Decade of the Brain'.