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Iiro P. Jääskeläinen
Introduction to Cognitive Neuroscience
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Introduction to Cognitive Neuroscience
© 2012 Iiro P. Jääskeläinen & Ventus Publishing ApS
ISBN 978-87-403-0100-7
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Introduction to Cognitive Neuroscience
Contents
Contents
About the Author
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What is cognitive neuroscience?
Why is cognitive neuroscience important?
The brief history of cognitive neuroscience
The present and exciting future of cognitive neuroscience
The purpose of this book
References
Methods of Cognitive Neuroscience
Behavioral measures of cognitive and perceptual functions
Invasive neuronal recordings in animal models
Non-invasive functional neuroimaging methods
Concluding remarks
References
Anatomy of the brain
Anatomical coordinate systems
Central and peripheral nervous systems
Gross anatomical divisions of the brain
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The cerebrum
The cerebral cortex is folded into gyri and sulci
Beneath the cerebral hemispheres: the limbic system and basal ganglia
The ventricular system
Connectivity of the brain
Concluding remarks
References
Neurons
Neurons are the elementary building blocks of cognition
Mechanisms underlying neural signaling
Chemical messaging at the synapses
Neurons form networks
Concluding remarks
References
Sensory and motor systems
The sensory systems
The motor system
Concluding remarks
References
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