History of Cognitive Neuroscience

Name: History of Cognitive Neuroscience
Brand: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
SKU: 9781118346341
Price: 35.87 EUR
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By (author): M. R. Bennett P. M. S. Hacker

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 insights
Views the evolution of brain science through the lens of its principal figures and experiments
Addresses philosophical criticism of Bennett and Hacker's previous book
Accompanied by more than 100 illustrations

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Weight: 531g
Dimensions: 173 x 246mm
Publication Date: 05 Oct 2012
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781118346341

About M. R. BennettP. M. S. Hacker

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 Johns 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).