Neuroscience Books
Origins of Neuroscience:
This volume traces the history of ideas about the functioning of the brain, from its roots in the ancient cultures of Egypt, Greece, and Rome through the centuries into modern times. It emphasizes... (more)
Behavior and Mood Disorders in Focal Brain Lesions:
This is the first clinical reference work to address the relationship of focal brain dysfunction to disorders of mood. (more)
Alchemies of the Mind: Rationality and the Emotions
A comprehensive book on the emotions considering the full range of theoretical approaches. (more)
The Quest for Consciousness:
Consciousness is the major unsolved problem in biology. Written as an introduction to the field and drawing upon clinical, psychological and physiological observations, this book seeks to answer... (more)
The Birth of the Mind: How a Tiny Number of Genes Creates the Complexities of Human Thought
In this text, Gary Marcus alters the nature versus nurture debate by linking the findings of the Human Genome project to the development of the brain. Startling findings have recently revealed that... (more)
An odyssey through the brain, behavior and the mind:
Vanderwolf presents a radical perspective on the functioning of the brain, demonstrating that the large scale features of brain electrical activity are related to sensory and motor processes in... (more)
Developmental Science:
Details the new, cross-disciplinary synthesis, as formulated by the Carolina Consortium on Human Development. (more)
The Brain-Shaped Mind: What the Brain Can Tell Us About the Mind
Neural networks are used to explore how the brain's structure influences the mind. (more)
Surprise, Uncertainty and Mental Structures
When we are startled by the new, confronted with discrepancies, our knowing gives way to uncertainty. This text challenges scientific commonplaces about mental processes, pointing to the significant... (more)
Words and rules: The ingredients of language
This text answers many questions about the amazing human ability called language. It explains the mysteries of language by examining a single construction from a dozen viewpoints, including the... (more)
Comparative neuropsychology:
This collection of essays take as their starting point the assumption that the human brain shares many of its most important functional systems with its primate relatives. The authors take a... (more)
Exploring the history of neuropsychology: Selected papers
These papers trace the evolution of thought and practice in neuropsychology and behavioural neurology. The author captures the setting in which observations and discoveries were made and shows how... (more)
An introduction to the modelling of neural networks:
An introduction to neural networks, focusing on current theoretical models, examining what these models can reveal about how the brain functions, and discussing the ramifications for psychology,... (more)
Consciousness lost and found: A neuropsychological exploration
The phenomenon of "consciousness" is intrinsically related to one's awareness of self, time and the physical world. What, then, can be learned about consciousness from those who, as a result of brain... (more)
Classic cases in neuropsychology:
The importance of detailed examination and theoretical interpretation of the single case has been increasingly recognized in neuropsychology. This book brings together discussion of the classic cases... (more)
Origins: Brain and self organization
The result of the 2nd Appalachian conference on neurodynamics, this text focuses on the problem of "order", its origins, evolution and future. Central to this is our understanding of time. Both... (more)
The Neuropsychology of Emotion
This text is a review of the neuropsychology of emotion and the neural mechanisms underlying emotional processing. It is divided into four sections, preceded by an introduction summarizing each... (more)
The effects of early adversity on neurobehavioural development:
This text deals with the effects of adversity in early childhood on neurobehavioural development. (more)
Living with Brain Injury: A Guide for Families and Caregivers
An injury to the brain can affect every aspect of a person's daily life, including physical abilities and psychological make-up, relationships and family roles, school and employment, recreation and... (more)
Neuropsychotherapy and community integration: Brain illness, emotions, and behavior
A guide to different settings, families, cultures, illnesses and levels of severity, taking neuropsychotherapy beyond clinics to the real life situations and dilemmas of people with brain illnesses.... (more)