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Neuroscience and the Economics of Decision Making

  • Edited by Alessandro Innocenti.

Published April 2012

In the last two decades there has been a flourishing research carried out jointly by economists, psychologists and neuroscientists. This meltdown of competences has lead towards original approaches to investigate the mental and cognitive mechanisms involved in the way the economic agent collects,…
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Face Perception

Face Perception
  • By Vicki Bruce, and Andy Young.

Published December 2011

Human faces are unique biological structures that convey a complex variety of important social messages. Even strangers can tell things from our faces – our feelings, our locus of attention, something of what we are saying, our age, sex and ethnic group, whether they find us attractive. In…
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Memory and Aging

Current Issues and Future Directions

Memory and Aging
  • Edited by Moshe Naveh-Benjamin, and Nobuo Ohta.

Published December 2011

Current demographical patterns predict an aging worldwide population. It is projected that by 2050, more than 20% of the US population and 40% of the Japanese population will be older than 65. A dramatic increase in research on memory and aging has emerged to understand the age-related changes in…
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Augmenting Cognition

Augmenting Cognition
  • By Idan Segev, and Henry Markram.

Published November 2011

The Human brain is only 100,000 years old. Yet, this newly evolved organ endows us with unique creative capabilities beyond all other living creatures, including the gift to understand itself. As our very survival and success in life depends on utilizing our brain’s power, intense efforts have…
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The Body in the Brain

Body Representations, Processes and Neural Mechanisms

The Body in the Brain
  • Edited by Stephen Jackson, Laurel Buxbaum and H. Coslett.

Published November 2011

The past decade has seen increasing interest within the cognitive neuroscience community in understanding the psychological processes involved in representing the body, and in learning how these processes may be implemented within the brain. This special issue of Cognitive Neuroscience contributes…
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Attention, Representation, and Human Performance

Integration of Cognition, Emotion, and Motivation

Attention, Representation, and Human Performance
  • Edited by Slim Masmoudi, David Yun Dai and Abdelmajid Naceur.

Published November 2011

This volume presents a rare occasion where scholars from Europe, North Africa and North America share their research programs and findings revolving around an important theme: integration. Despite different research foci and methodologies, there is a strong consensus that we need to understand a…
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The Cognitive Neuroscience of Semantic Processing

A Special Issue of Language and Cognitive Processes

The Cognitive Neuroscience of Semantic Processing
  • Edited by Wolfram Hinzen, and David Poeppel.

Published November 2011

The issue presents a selection of approaches to the cognitive neuroscience of semantic processing. The term ‘semantics’ covers a range of approaches: perception-based conceptual structures, the impact of concepts such as animacy on syntactically determined meaning, the unification of incoming…
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The Student's Guide to Social Neuroscience

The Student's Guide to Social Neuroscience
  • By Jamie Ward.

Published October 2011

Social neuroscience is an expanding field which, by investigating the neural mechanisms that inform our behavior, explains our ability to recognize, understand, and interact with others. Concepts such as trust, revenge, empathy, prejudice, and love are now being explored and unraveled by the…
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Past, Present, and Future Contributions of Cognitive Writing Research to Cognitive Psychology

Past, Present, and Future Contributions of Cognitive Writing Research to Cognitive Psychology
  • Edited by Virginia Wise Berninger.

Published October 2011

This volume tells the story of research on the cognitive processes of writing—from the perspectives of the early pioneers, the contemporary contributors, and visions of the future for the field. Writing processes yield important insights into human cognition, and is increasingly becoming a…
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Cognition and Emotion

Neuroscience and Behavioural Perspectives

Cognition and Emotion
  • Edited by Philip Allen, Mei-Ching Lien and Eric Ruthruff.

Published October 2011

Emotions can have profound effects on a wide range of cognitive processes (from attention and memory to decision-making). In the reverse direction, there is clear evidence that cognitive processes can modulate emotional responses. This special issue provides a broad sampling of recent,…
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