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The Attentive Brain

Author : Raja Parasuraman
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 9780262661126
Total Pages : 622 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (611 download)

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Download or read book The Attentive Brain written by Raja Parasuraman and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 622 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Of the myriad tasks that the brain has to perform, perhaps none is as crucial to the performance of other tasks as attention. A central thesis of this book on the cognitive neuroscience of attention is that attention is not a single entity, but a finite set of brain processes that interact mutually and with other brain processes in the performance of perceptual, cognitive, and motor skills.After an introductory part I, the book consists of three parts. Part II, Methods, describes the major neuroscience methods, including techniques used only with animals (anatomical tract tracing, single-unit electrophysiology, neurochemical manipulations), noninvasive human brain-imaging techniques (ERPs, positron emission tomography, and functional magnetic resonance imaging), and studies with brain-damaged individuals. This part also includes a chapter on the computational modeling of attention. Part III, Varieties of Attention, looks at three major components of attention from the cognitive neuroscience perspective: selection, vigilance, and control. It also discusses links to memory and language. Finally, part IV, Development and Pathologies, discusses the application of findings from the previous sections to the analysis of normal and abnormal development and to pathologies of attention such as schizophrenia and attention deficit disorders. Contributors Edward Awh, Gordon C. Baylis, Jochen Braun, Dennis Cantwell, Vincent P. Clark, Maurizio Corbetta, Susan M. Courtney, Francis Crinella, Matthew C. Davidson, Gregory J. DiGirolamo, Jon Driver, Jane Emerson, Pauline Filipek, Ira Fischler, Massimo Girelli, Pamela M. Greenwood, James V. Haxby, Mark H. Johnson, John Jonides, Julian S. Joseph, Robert T. Knight, Christof Koch, Steven J. Luck, Richard T. Marrocco, Brad C. Motter, Ken Nakayama, Orhan Nalcioglu, Paul G. Nestor, Ernst Niebur, Brian F. O'Donnell, Raja Parasuraman, Michael I. Posner, Robert D. Rafal, Trevor W. Robbins, Lynn C. Robertson, Judi E. See, James Swanson, Diane Swick, Don Tucker, Leslie G. Ungerleider, Joel S. Warm, Maree J. Webster, Sharon Wigal

Visual Attention and Cortical Circuits

Author : Jochen Braun
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 9780262024938
Total Pages : 358 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (249 download)

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Book Synopsis Visual Attention and Cortical Circuits by : Jochen Braun

Download or read book Visual Attention and Cortical Circuits written by Jochen Braun and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An attempt to derive a comprehensive theory of attention from both neurobiological and psychological data.

Consciousness and the Social Brain

Author : Michael S. A. Graziano
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199928657
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (999 download)

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Book Synopsis Consciousness and the Social Brain by : Michael S. A. Graziano

Download or read book Consciousness and the Social Brain written by Michael S. A. Graziano and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2013-08-01 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is consciousness and how can a brain, a mere collection of neurons, create it? In Consciousness and the Social Brain, Princeton neuroscientist Michael Graziano lays out an audacious new theory to account for the deepest mystery of them all. The human brain has evolved a complex circuitry that allows it to be socially intelligent. This social machinery has only just begun to be studied in detail. One function of this circuitry is to attribute awareness to others: to compute that person Y is aware of thing X. In Graziano's theory, the machinery that attributes awareness to others also attributes it to oneself. Damage that machinery and you disrupt your own awareness. Graziano discusses the science, the evidence, the philosophy, and the surprising implications of this new theory.

Zen and the Brain

Author : James H. Austin
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 9780262260350
Total Pages : 876 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (63 download)

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Book Synopsis Zen and the Brain by : James H. Austin

Download or read book Zen and the Brain written by James H. Austin and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 1999-06-04 with total page 876 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A neuroscientist and Zen practitioner interweaves the latest research on the brain with his personal narrative of Zen. Aldous Huxley called humankind's basic trend toward spiritual growth the "perennial philosophy." In the view of James Austin, the trend implies a "perennial psychophysiology"—because awakening, or enlightenment, occurs only when the human brain undergoes substantial changes. What are the peak experiences of enlightenment? How could these states profoundly enhance, and yet simplify, the workings of the brain? Zen and the Brain presents the latest evidence. In this book Zen Buddhism becomes the opening wedge for an extraordinarily wide-ranging exploration of consciousness. In order to understand which brain mechanisms produce Zen states, one needs some understanding of the anatomy, physiology, and chemistry of the brain. Austin, both a neurologist and a Zen practitioner, interweaves the most recent brain research with the personal narrative of his Zen experiences. The science is both inclusive and rigorous; the Zen sections are clear and evocative. Along the way, Austin examines such topics as similar states in other disciplines and religions, sleep and dreams, mental illness, consciousness-altering drugs, and the social consequences of the advanced stage of ongoing enlightenment.

Attention and Cognitive Development

Author : G. Hale
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9781461329862
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (298 download)

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Download or read book Attention and Cognitive Development written by G. Hale and published by Springer. This book was released on 2011-10-23 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "My experience is what I agree to attend to," wrote William James (1890) nearly a century ago in his Principles of Psychology. Although certainly not the first to recognize the importance of attention in man's experience--poets and philosophers throughout history have touched upon the concept in one way or another-James deserves credit for having accorded attention a central role in the systematic study of the mind. With the advancement of psychology since that time, except during the behaviorist digression, the concept of attention has been an integral part of many prominent theories dealing with learning, thinking, and other aspects of cognitive functioning. Indeed, attention is an important determinant of experience from birth throughout development. This has been an implicit assumption underlying our view of cognition since the writings of Charles Darwin (1897) and Wilhelm Preyer (1888) as well as James, all of whom offered provocative insights about the developing child's commerce with the environment. Al though systematic research on attention in children was slow to pick up during the early part of this century, interest in the developmental study of attention has expanded enormously in recent years.

Handbook of the Psychology of Aging

Author : James E. Birren
Publisher : Gulf Professional Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780121012632
Total Pages : 714 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (126 download)

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Book Synopsis Handbook of the Psychology of Aging by : James E. Birren

Download or read book Handbook of the Psychology of Aging written by James E. Birren and published by Gulf Professional Publishing. This book was released on 2001-08-02 with total page 714 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Handbook of the Psychology of Aging has become the definitive reference source for information on the psychology of adult development and aging. The Fifth Edition provides comprehensive reviews of research on biological and social influences on behavior and age-related changes in psychological function. In addition to covering environmental influences on behavior and aging and gender differences in aging, new chapters in the Fifth Edition discuss wisdom, creativity, and technological change and the older worker. This handbook is an essential reference for researchers in adult development and gerontology and suitable as an advanced textbook for courses on the psychology of aging.

Train Your Brain, Transform Your Life

Author : Nicky Vanvalkenburgh
Publisher : Fishi's Food Fantasy
ISBN 13 : 0615297943
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (152 download)

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Book Synopsis Train Your Brain, Transform Your Life by : Nicky Vanvalkenburgh

Download or read book Train Your Brain, Transform Your Life written by Nicky Vanvalkenburgh and published by Fishi's Food Fantasy. This book was released on 2011 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vanvalkenburgh reveals five brain boosters that enable a person to conquer Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in 60 days, without Ritalin. The revolutionary brain-training method is safe, reliable, easy, and effective.

Neuropsychological Assessment

Author : Muriel Deutsch Lezak
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780195111217
Total Pages : 1038 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (112 download)

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Book Synopsis Neuropsychological Assessment by : Muriel Deutsch Lezak

Download or read book Neuropsychological Assessment written by Muriel Deutsch Lezak and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2004 with total page 1038 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This revised text provides coverage of research and clinical practice in neuropsychology. The 4th edition contains new material on tests, assessment techniques, neurobehavioral disorders, and treatment effects.

Attention Is Cognitive Unison

Author : Christopher Mole
Publisher : OUP USA
ISBN 13 : 0195384520
Total Pages : 199 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (953 download)

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Download or read book Attention Is Cognitive Unison written by Christopher Mole and published by OUP USA. This book was released on 2011-01-10 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a theory of attention. According to this theory the relationship between attention and the processes executed in the brain is analogous to the relationship between unison and the processes executed by individual members of an orchestra: Just as no subset of the players in an orchestra can be identified as the ones responsible for unison, so there are no particular processes in the brain that are the implementers of attention. If this is right then attention belongs in the metaphysical category of ‘adverbial phenomena’, and so is not the sort of thing that can be explained by identifying the processes that constitute it. The book therefore provides a case study of the ways in which metaphysical questions and questions about psychological explanation can interact. It also explores the prospects of using the theory of attention to cast explanatory light on consciousness and on the contentfulness of thought.

Corpus and the Cortex

Author : Jacques M. Chevalier
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN 13 : 9780773523579
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (235 download)

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Book Synopsis Corpus and the Cortex by : Jacques M. Chevalier

Download or read book Corpus and the Cortex written by Jacques M. Chevalier and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2002 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Applied Neuropsychology of Attention

Author : Michel Leclercq
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 1135431787
Total Pages : 415 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (354 download)

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Download or read book Applied Neuropsychology of Attention written by Michel Leclercq and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2004-08-02 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of essays forms a comprehensive overview of this crucial component of human cognitive function.

The MIT Encyclopedia of the Cognitive Sciences (MITECS)

Author : Robert A. Wilson
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 9780262731447
Total Pages : 1106 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (314 download)

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Book Synopsis The MIT Encyclopedia of the Cognitive Sciences (MITECS) by : Robert A. Wilson

Download or read book The MIT Encyclopedia of the Cognitive Sciences (MITECS) written by Robert A. Wilson and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2001-09-04 with total page 1106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the 1970s the cognitive sciences have offered multidisciplinary ways of understanding the mind and cognition. The MIT Encyclopedia of the Cognitive Sciences (MITECS) is a landmark, comprehensive reference work that represents the methodological and theoretical diversity of this changing field. At the core of the encyclopedia are 471 concise entries, from Acquisition and Adaptationism to Wundt and X-bar Theory. Each article, written by a leading researcher in the field, provides an accessible introduction to an important concept in the cognitive sciences, as well as references or further readings. Six extended essays, which collectively serve as a roadmap to the articles, provide overviews of each of six major areas of cognitive science: Philosophy; Psychology; Neurosciences; Computational Intelligence; Linguistics and Language; and Culture, Cognition, and Evolution. For both students and researchers, MITECS will be an indispensable guide to the current state of the cognitive sciences.

Cognitive Neuroscience of Attention

Author : Michael I. Posner
Publisher : Guilford Press
ISBN 13 : 160918985X
Total Pages : 529 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Cognitive Neuroscience of Attention written by Michael I. Posner and published by Guilford Press. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 529 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This authoritative reference provides a comprehensive examination of the nature and functions of attention and its relationship to broader cognitive processes. The editor and contributors are leading experts who review the breadth of current knowledge, including behavioral, neuroimaging, cellular, and genetic studies, as well as developmental and clinical research. Chapters are brief yet substantive, offering clear presentations of cutting-edge concepts, methods, and findings. The book addresses the role of attention deficits in psychological disorders and normal aging and considers the implications for intervention and prevention. It includes 85 illustrations. New to This Edition *Significant updates and many new chapters reflecting major advances in the field. *Important breakthroughs in neuroimaging and cognitive modeling. *Chapters on the development of emotion regulation and temperament. *Expanded section on disorders, including up-to-date coverage of ADHD as well as chapters on psychopathy and autism. *Chapters on cognitive training and rehabilitation.

Soul, Psyche, Brain: New Directions in the Study of Religion and Brain-Mind Science

Author : K. Bulkeley
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1403979235
Total Pages : 287 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (39 download)

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Download or read book Soul, Psyche, Brain: New Directions in the Study of Religion and Brain-Mind Science written by K. Bulkeley and published by Springer. This book was released on 2005-11-11 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Soul, Psyche, Brain is a collection of essays that address the relationships between neuroscience, religion and human nature. Kelly Bulkeley's book highlights some startling new developments in neuroscience that have many people rethinking spirituality, the mind-body connection, and cognition in general. Soul, Psyche, Brain explores questions like: what can knowledge about the neurological activities of the brain tell us about consciousness? And what are the practical implications of brain-mind science for ethics and moral reasoning?

Cognitive Sciences and Education in Non-WEIRD Populations

Author : Marcus Vinicius Alves
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031069080
Total Pages : 373 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (31 download)

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Book Synopsis Cognitive Sciences and Education in Non-WEIRD Populations by : Marcus Vinicius Alves

Download or read book Cognitive Sciences and Education in Non-WEIRD Populations written by Marcus Vinicius Alves and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-08-27 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book aims to present theoretical and practical innovations in the cognitive sciences and education fields focusing on studies and research conducted with non-WEIRD (i.e., western, educated, industrialized, rich and democratic) populations, especially from Latin America. Cognitive sciences and neuroscience have increased exponentially their knowledge in the last three decades, and today there is a corpus of knowledge about our central nervous system and its functioning that (adequately understood) has promising contributions for the educational field. Most of this knowledge, however, comes from central countries (North America, Europe) and is based on studies conducted on what has been called WEIRD populations. Much less is known about how the integration of cognitive sciences and neuroscience could impact education in non-WEIRD populations, which represent the great majority of the world’s population and have quite diverse cultural and social characteristics. So, the main aim of this book is to present a non-WEIRD scientific approach to problems in the cognitive sciences, neuroscience and education fields. Research presented in this contributed volume takes advantage of the diverse populations that characterize developing countries to explore how underrepresented populations learn, what works and what does not for cognitive science and education not only for the developing world, but also for understanding diversity in the whole world. Departing from this focus on diversity, chapters in this book present studies on theories, beliefs and misconceptions about the relationship between cognitive sciences and education; child and adolescent cognitive development; mathematics and language academic performance; and cognitive interventions to improve educational practice. Cognitive Sciences and Education in Non-WEIRD Populations: A Latin American Perspective will be a useful resource for both cognitive scientists and educational researchers interested in developing a more culturally sensitive approach to basic and applied research on cognitive sciences of education.

Cognitive Behavioral Neuroscience in Organizational Settings

Author : Reddy, K. Jayasankara
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 349 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (693 download)

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Download or read book Cognitive Behavioral Neuroscience in Organizational Settings written by Reddy, K. Jayasankara and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2024-06-17 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a world characterized by constant changes, organizations grapple with the complex task of understanding and enhancing human behavior within their ranks. The burgeoning interest in cognitive behavioral neuroscience (CBN) for unraveling the intricacies of organizational dynamics has paved the way for a groundbreaking shift. However, the application of CBN in Human Resource Development and Management (HRDM) remains in its infancy, creating a void between scientific inquiry and practical implementation. As organizations yearn for evidence-based strategies to enhance talent identification, team selection, training, and overall performance, a critical need emerges for a comprehensive guide that bridges this gap. Cognitive Behavioral Neuroscience in Organizational Settings is a groundbreaking book that illuminates the unexplored territory of CBN in HRDM. Positioned as a catalyst for change, this comprehensive guide serves as the linchpin connecting theoretical foundations with real-world applications. Seamlessly navigating through the basics of neuroscience, the anatomy and functions of the brain, and the role of neuroscience in organizational behavior, establishes the groundwork for a new academic discipline. By delving into higher cognitive processes, artificial intelligence integration, neuroscience methods, and CBN-based interventions, the book offers a roadmap to revolutionize how organizations understand, manage, and enhance their human capital.

From Human Attention to Computational Attention

Author : Matei Mancas
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 149393435X
Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (939 download)

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Download or read book From Human Attention to Computational Attention written by Matei Mancas and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-06-29 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This both accessible and exhaustive book will help to improve modeling of attention and to inspire innovations in industry. It introduces the study of attention and focuses on attention modeling, addressing such themes as saliency models, signal detection and different types of signals, as well as real-life applications. The book is truly multi-disciplinary, collating work from psychology, neuroscience, engineering and computer science, amongst other disciplines. What is attention? We all pay attention every single moment of our lives. Attention is how the brain selects and prioritizes information. The study of attention has become incredibly complex and divided: this timely volume assists the reader by drawing together work on the computational aspects of attention from across the disciplines. Those working in the field as engineers will benefit from this book’s introduction to the psychological and biological approaches to attention, and neuroscientists can learn about engineering work on attention. The work features practical reviews and chapters that are quick and easy to read, as well as chapters which present deeper, more complex knowledge. Everyone whose work relates to human perception, to image, audio and video processing will find something of value in this book, from students to researchers and those in industry.