The first English translation of a classic work in vision science from 1936 by a leading figure in the Gestalt movement, covering topics that continue to be major issues in vision …
A neurologist and Zen practitioner clarifies the benefits of meditative training, drawing on classical Buddhist literature and modern brain research.In Zen-Brain Horizons, James …
In this medical detective adventure, Cytowic shows how synesthesia, or "e;joined sensation,"e; illuminates a wide swath of mental life and leads to a new view of what it …
A multidisciplinary examination of cognitive mechanisms, shaped over evolutionary time through natural selection, that govern decision making.How do we make decisions? Conventional …
An overview of today's diverse theoretical and methodological approaches to action and the relationship of action and cognition.The emerging field of action science is …
The sixth edition of the foundational reference on cognitive neuroscience, with entirely new material that covers the latest research, experimental approaches, and measurement …
A neuroscientific perspective on the mind-body problem that focuses on how the brain actually accomplishes mental causation. The issues of mental causation, consciousness, and free …
A book that promotes the thesis that basic forms of mentality-intentionally directed cognition and perceptual experience-are best understood as embodied yet contentless.Most of …
A comprehensive account of the neurobiological basis of language, arguing that species-specific brain differences may be at the root of the human capacity for language.Language …
An overview of the field of perceptual learning-the study of the permanent changes in cortical structure caused by external stimuli.Perceptual learning is the specific and …
