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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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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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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.

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.

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.

Nurturing the Older Brain and Mind

Author : Pamela M. Greenwood
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262300559
Total Pages : 351 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (623 download)

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Download or read book Nurturing the Older Brain and Mind written by Pamela M. Greenwood and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2012-01-27 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two noted researchers explain scientific evidence that shows why certain experiential and lifestyle factors may promote and maintain cognitive vitality in older adults. Although our physical abilities clearly decline as we age, cognitive decline in healthy old age is neither universal nor inevitable. In Nurturing the Older Brain, Pamela Greenwood and Raja Parasuraman show that scientific research does not support the popular notion of the inexorable and progressive effects of cognitive aging in all older adults. They report that many adults maintain a high level of cognitive function into old age and that certain experiential and lifestyle factors—including education, exercise, diet, and opportunities for new learning—contribute to the preservation of cognitive abilities. Many popular accounts draw similar conclusions and give similar lifestyle advice but lack supporting scientific evidence. Greenwood and Parasuraman offer a comprehensive review of research on cognitive and brain aging. They show that even the aged brain remains capable of plasticity—the ability to adapt to and benefit from experience—and they summarize evidence that brain plasticity is heightened by certain types of cognitive training, by aerobic exercise, and by certain diets. They also report on the somewhat controversial use of estrogen and cognition-enhancing drugs, on environmental adaptations (including "virtual assistants") that help older adults "age in place," and on genetic factors in cognitive aging. The past twenty years of research points to ways that older adults can lead rich and cognitively vital lives. As millions of baby boomers head toward old age, Greenwood and Parasuraman's accessible book could not be more timely.

Conscious Mind, Resonant Brain

Author : Stephen Grossberg
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190070552
Total Pages : 771 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Conscious Mind, Resonant Brain written by Stephen Grossberg and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2021 with total page 771 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How does your mind work? How does your brain give rise to your mind? These are questions that all of us have wondered about at some point in our lives, if only because everything that we know is experienced in our minds. They are also very hard questions to answer. After all, how can a mind understand itself? How can you understand something as complex as the tool that is being used to understand it? This book provides an introductory and self-contained description of some of the exciting answers to these questions that modern theories of mind and brain have recently proposed. Stephen Grossberg is broadly acknowledged to be the most important pioneer and current research leader who has, for the past 50 years, modelled how brains give rise to minds, notably how neural circuits in multiple brain regions interact together to generate psychological functions. This research has led to a unified understanding of how, where, and why our brains can consciously see, hear, feel, and know about the world, and effectively plan and act within it. The work embodies revolutionary Principia of Mind that clarify how autonomous adaptive intelligence is achieved. It provides mechanistic explanations of multiple mental disorders, including symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, autism, amnesia, and sleep disorders; biological bases of morality and religion, including why our brains are biased towards the good so that values are not purely relative; perplexing aspects of the human condition, including why many decisions are irrational and self-defeating despite evolution's selection of adaptive behaviors; and solutions to large-scale problems in machine learning, technology, and Artificial Intelligence that provide a blueprint for autonomously intelligent algorithms and robots. Because brains embody a universal developmental code, unifying insights also emerge about shared laws that are found in all living cellular tissues, from the most primitive to the most advanced, notably how the laws governing networks of interacting cells support developmental and learning processes in all species. The fundamental brain design principles of complementarity, uncertainty, and resonance that Grossberg has discovered also reflect laws of the physical world with which our brains ceaselessly interact, and which enable our brains to incrementally learn to understand those laws, thereby enabling humans to understand the world scientifically. Accessibly written, and lavishly illustrated, Conscious Mind/Resonant Brain is the magnum opus of one of the most influential scientists of the past 50 years, and will appeal to a broad readership across the sciences and humanities.

Cognitive Science

Author : Benjamin Martin Bly
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0080488501
Total Pages : 409 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (84 download)

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Download or read book Cognitive Science written by Benjamin Martin Bly and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 1999-10-18 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The interdisciplinary field of cognitive science brings together elements of cognitive psychology, mathematics, perception, and linguistics. Focusing on the main areas of exploration in this field today, Cognitive Science presents comprehensive overviews of research findings and discusses new cross-over areas of interest. Contributors represent the most senior and well-established names in the field. This volume serves as a high-level introduction, with sufficient breadth to be a graduate-level text, and enough depth to be a valued reference source to researchers.

Effortless Attention

Author : Brian Bruya
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262013843
Total Pages : 459 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (62 download)

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Download or read book Effortless Attention written by Brian Bruya and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2010-04-09 with total page 459 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The phenomena of effortless attention and action and the challenges they pose to current cognitive models of attention and action.

The Cognitive Electrophysiology of Mind and Brain

Author : Alberto Zani
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0080529283
Total Pages : 455 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (85 download)

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Download or read book The Cognitive Electrophysiology of Mind and Brain written by Alberto Zani and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2002-10-10 with total page 455 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cognitive electrophysiology is a very well established field utilizing new technologies such as bioelectric events-related potentials (ERP) and magnetic (ERF) recordings to pursue the investigation of mind and brain. Current research focuses on reviewing ERP/ERF findings in the areas of attention, language, memory, visual and auditory perceptual processing, emotions, development, and neuropsychological clinical damages. The goal of such research is basically to provide correlations between the structures of the brain and their complex cognitive functions.This book reviews the latest findings in the areas of attention, language, memory, visual and auditory perception, and brain damage research based primarily on research conducted using ERP recordings. Beyond just compiling the knowledge gained from ongoing research, the authors also identify outstanding problems in the field and predict future developments. - Provides an original post-cognitive theoretical approach to the investigation of the human mind and brain - Presents integrated view of the emotional and cognitive features as well as of developmental features of neurocognitive systems - Well-illustrated with elegant and original artwork that clarifies complex theoretical and methodological points throughout the text

Caging the Beast

Author : Paula Droege
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9027296626
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (272 download)

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Download or read book Caging the Beast written by Paula Droege and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 2003-06-30 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A major obstacle for materialist theories of the mind is the problem of sensory consciousness. How could a physical brain produce conscious sensory states that exhibit the rich and luxurious qualities of red velvet, a Mozart concerto or fresh-brewed coffee? Caging the Beast: A Theory of Sensory Consciousness offers to explain what these conscious sensory states have in common, by virtue of being conscious as opposed to unconscious states. After arguing against accounts of consciousness in terms of higher-order representation of mental states, the theory claims that sensory consciousness is a special way we have of representing the world. The book also introduces a way of thinking about subjectivity as separate and more fundamental than consciousness, and considers how this foundational notion can be developed into more elaborate varieties. An appendix reviews the connection between consciousness and attention with an eye toward providing a neuropsychological instantiation of the proposed theory. (Series A)

Foundations in Social Neuroscience

Author : John T. Cacioppo
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 9780262531955
Total Pages : 1368 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book Foundations in Social Neuroscience written by John T. Cacioppo and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 1368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive survey of the growing field of social neuroscience.

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Research Developments

Author : Michelle P. Larimer
Publisher : Nova Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781594541575
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (415 download)

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Download or read book Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Research Developments written by Michelle P. Larimer and published by Nova Publishers. This book was released on 2005 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ADHD is characterised by learning and behavioural problems including short attention span, impulsivity, hyperactivity and impairments in perceptual, language and motor skills. Between 4-10 per cent of school-age children are believed to have it with boys outnumbering girls 2-3 to one. An adult form is also now recognised. The symptoms of Attention Deficit Disorder are caused by a neurological dysfunction within the brain. The underlying physiological mechanism which causes Attention Deficit Disorder is still not thoroughly understood and remains under intense scientific study. It is presumed that brain chemistry is out of balance and that specific chemicals called neurotransmitters may be lacking in individuals with Attention Deficit Disorder. Leading-edge research from around the world is presented in this new volume.

Stevens' Handbook of Experimental Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience, Sensation, Perception, and Attention

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Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119174074
Total Pages : 1674 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (191 download)

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Download or read book Stevens' Handbook of Experimental Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience, Sensation, Perception, and Attention written by and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2018-02-12 with total page 1674 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: II. Sensation, Perception & Attention: John Serences (Volume Editor) (Topics covered include taste; visual object recognition; touch; depth perception; motor control; perceptual learning; the interface theory of perception; vestibular, proprioceptive, and haptic contributions to spatial orientation; olfaction; audition; time perception; attention; perception and interactive technology; music perception; multisensory integration; motion perception; vision; perceptual rhythms; perceptual organization; color vision; perception for action; visual search; visual cognition/working memory.)

Research Focus on Cognitive Disorders

Author : Valerie N. Plishe
Publisher : Nova Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781600214837
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (148 download)

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Download or read book Research Focus on Cognitive Disorders written by Valerie N. Plishe and published by Nova Publishers. This book was released on 2007 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cognitive disorders are defined as those in which a limitation of cognitive functioning is the main feature. They include: amnestic disorders, Huntington's disease, and mental retardation, dementia, delirium, aphasia, and cognitive disorders not otherwise specified. This book brings presents leading researchers from throughout the world.