Pioneering studies in cognitive neuroscience - Roche, Richard A. P. (Open University Press, 2009)
Includes bibliographical references
Cognitive neuroscience: introduction and historical perspective -- The malleable brain: neuroplasticity in the motor system -- Monkey see, monkey do: frontal lobe cells that mimic observed actions -- Cognitive beyond perception: higher processing despite spatial neglect -- Freeing the mind: brain communication that bypasses the body -- 'Seeing' emotion in blindsight: affect without awareness -- Routes to memory: neuroplasticity in the hippocampal formation -- Crossed wires in the brain: multisensory integration in synaesthesia
This edited collection presents seven recent studies in contemporary cognitive neuroscience which have come to be viewed as classic experiments. The contributing authors are renowned in their field for producing intelligent and innovative research, and together they cover each of the main sub-disciplines of cognitive neuroscience