Brain and Behavior: A Cognitive Neuroscience Perspective – PDF

Brain and Behavior: A Cognitive Neuroscience Perspective (PDF) delves into cognitive neuroscience, which seeks to understand the brain not only by its parts, but also by their functions. This eBook focuses on the principles, discoveries, and still unanswered questions of modern cognitive neuroscience. Brain and Behavior covers a vast spectrum of topics critical for comprehending the brain; from the basics of the nervous system to sensory and motor systems, sleep, memory, language, motivation and emotions, social cognition, and brain disorders. Throughout the book, the authors emphasize the ever-changing nature of the brain, through the mechanisms of neuroplasticity. They also provide examples of neuroscience phenomena that we encounter every day.

The authors illustrate key concepts using case studies of rare but illuminating brain disorders. In discussing the brain, the authors pull together the best contemporary understanding while also acknowledging what remains unknown, and they point students towards the most promising directions for future research. Please note that the product only includes the eBook, Brain and Behavior: A Cognitive Neuroscience Perspective in PDF, without access codes.