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71. Environmental Perception and Cognitive Maps

    A Special Issue of the International Journal of Psychology

    Edited by Ricardo Garcia Mira, J. Eulogio Real Deus

    Series: Special Issues of the International Journal of Psychology

    Perception has always been conceptualized as one of the most relevant processes within General Psychology. Perception theories also constitute one of the most firmly grounded roots of psychological knowledge, and their increasing scientific contribution has been recognized and used in many...

    Published February 23rd 2005 by Psychology Press
72. Connectionist Models in Cognitive Psychology

    Edited by George Houghton

    Series: Studies in Cognition

    Connectionist Models in Cognitive Psychology is a state-of-the-art review of neural network modelling in core areas of cognitive psychology including: memory and learning, language (written and spoken), cognitive development, cognitive control, attention and action. The chapters discuss neural...

    Published February 23rd 2005 by Psychology Press
73. Social Neuroscience

    Key Readings

    Edited by John T. Cacioppo, Gary G. Berntson

    Series: Key Readings in Social Psychology

    Neuroscientists and cognitive scientists have collaborated for more than a decade with the common goal of understanding how the mind works. These collaborations have helped unravel puzzles of the mind, including aspects of perception, imagery, attention, and memory. Many aspects of the mind,...

    Published December 26th 2004 by Psychology Press
74. The Cognitive Neuroscience of Development

    Edited by Michelle de Haan, Mark H. Johnson

    Series: Studies in Developmental Psychology

    How are the experiences of childhood incorporated into the structures of the developing brain, and how do these changes in the brain influence behaviour? This is one of the many questions motivating research in the relatively new field of developmental cognitive neuroscience. This book provides an...

    Published December 18th 2002 by Psychology Press
75. New Techniques for Identifying the Neural Substrates of Language

    A Special Issue of Aphasiology

    Edited by Argye Hillis

    Series: Special Issues of Aphasiology

    This issue includes studies demonstrating how advanced imaging techniques and new methods of recording brain function can reveal areas of the brain that are essential for specific language processes. The first two papers report use of arterial spin labelling (ASL) perfusion MRI to identify areas of...

    Published November 27th 2002 by Psychology Press
76. Neuropsychology

    From Theory to Practice

    By David Andrewes

    This comprehensive textbook provides an up-to-date and accessible account of the theories that seek to explain the complex relationship between brain and behaviour. Drawing on the latest research findings from the disciplines of neuropsychology, neuroscience, cognitive neuroscience and cognitive...

    Published September 25th 2002 by Psychology Press
77. Introducing Neuropsychology

    By John Stirling

    Series: Psychology Focus

    Introducing Neuropsychology investigates the functions of the brain and explores the relationships between brain systems and human behaviour. It draws on both established findings and cutting edge research. The material is presented in a jargon-free, easy to understand manner and aims to guide...

    Published December 19th 2001 by Psychology Press
78. Developmental Disorders of the Frontostriatal System

    Neuropsychological, Neuropsychiatric and Evolutionary Perspectives

    By John L. Bradshaw

    Series: Brain, Behaviour and Cognition

    In this book, the author discusses a range of common neurodevelopmental disorders affecting young people - autism, depression, schizophrenia, ADHD, Tourette's Syndrome and obsessive-compulsive disorder - from the unique perspective of their proposed common origin in the function and dysfunction of...

    Published October 3rd 2001 by Psychology Press
79. Cortical Functions

    By John Stirling

    Series: Routledge Modular Psychology

    Cortical Functions is a companion to Kevin Silber's series title, The Physiological Basis of Behaviour and concentrates on the cerebral cortex, its structure, connections, functions and dysfunctions. John Stirling includes clinical descriptions and case studies to illustrate various forms of...

    Published September 22nd 1999 by Routledge
80. Cognitive Neuroscience

    Edited by Michael D. Rugg

    Series: Studies in Cognition

    Providing up-to-date and authoritative coverage of key topics in the new discipline of cognitive neuroscience, this book will be essential reading in cognitive psychology, neuropsychology and neurophysiology. Striking a balance between theoretical and empirical approaches to the question of how...

    Published September 16th 1997 by Psychology Press