The Student's Guide to Cognitive Neuroscience

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This thoroughly updated edition of a best-selling textbook offers a comprehensive, student-friendly guide to cognitive neuroscience, reflecting recent changes in the study of cognition and the brain. Jamie Ward introduces neural structure and function, alongside key methods and procedures, helping students grasp how these elements illuminate the neural basis of cognition. The text covers essential topics such as vision, attention, memory, speech and language, numeracy, executive function, and social and emotional behavior, and includes two new chapters on developmental cognitive neuroscience and hearing. Case studies, newspaper reports, and everyday examples clarify challenging concepts. Each chapter features summaries of key terms, example essay questions, recommended readings, and feature boxes that explore intriguing questions and their implications. Written engagingly by a leading researcher, the book is presented in full color with numerous illustrations, making it an invaluable core text for undergraduate cognitive neuroscience modules and courses in cognition, cognitive neuropsychology, or brain and behavior. It serves as a vital resource for those beginning research in the field. The edition is complemented by free online resources for departments that recommend the textbook, including illustrated slideshow lectures, a bank of multiple-choice questions, and student resources for exam preparation.