History of Cognitive Neuroscience (Paperback)

M.R. Bennett

ISBN 10: 1118346343 / ISBN 13: 9781118346341

Edité par John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Hoboken, 2012

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Paperback. History of Cognitive Neuroscience documents the major neuroscientific experiments and theories over the last century and a half in the domain of cognitive neuroscience, and evaluates the cogency of the conclusions that have been drawn from them. Provides a companion work to the highly acclaimed Philosophical Foundations of Neuroscience - combining scientific detail with philosophical insightsViews the evolution of brain science through the lens of its principal figures and experimentsAddresses philosophical criticism of Bennett and Hacker's previous bookAccompanied by more than 100 illustrations In this companion work to the highly acclaimed Philosophical Foundations of Neuroscience, the distinguished neurophysiologist M.R. Bennett and eminent philosopher P.M.S. Hacker return to the relationship between brain function and our psychological attributes. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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• Titre: History of Cognitive Neuroscience (Paperback)
• Éditeur: John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Hoboken
• Date de parution: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1118346343
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781118346341
• Reliure: Paperback
• Édition: Edition originale
• État de l'article: new

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Synopsis

Die neurowissenschaftlichen Experimente der vergangenen eineinhalb Jahrhunderte werden einschließlich der Stichhaltigkeit der von ihnen abgeleiteten Erkenntnisse dargestellt.

À propos de l?auteur

M. R. Bennett is Professor of Neuroscience, University Chair and Scientific Director of the Brain and Mind Research Institute at the University of Sydney. He is the author of many papers and books on neuroscience as well as the history and philosophy of neuroscience, including The Idea of Consciousness (1997) and A History of the Synapse (2001). He is past President of the International Society for Autonomic Neuroscience, past President of the Australian Neuroscience Society, as well as the recipient of numerous awards for his research, including the Neuroscience Medal, the Ramaciotti Medal, the Macfarlane Burnet Medal and the Order of Australia.

P. M. S. Hacker is an Emeritus Research Fellow of St John's College, Oxford, UK. He is the author of numerous books and articles on philosophy of the mind and philosophy of language, and is the leading authority on the philosophy of Wittgenstein. Among his many publications is the four-volume Analytical Commentary on Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations, and its epilogue, Wittgenstein's Place in Twentieth Century Analytic Philosophy. His most recent work is Human Nature: The Categorial Framework, the first volume of a trilogy on human nature.

Together, M. R. Bennet and P. M. S. Hacker have authored the acclaimed Philosophical Foundations of Neuroscience (Blackwell, 2003).