Neurosciences

Why do some surprises delight—the endings of Agatha Christie novels, films like The Sixth Sense, the flash awareness that Pip’s benefactor is not (...

'Damasio undertakes nothing less than a reconstruction of the natural history of the universe ... [A] brave and honest book' The New York Times Boo...

The surprising history of the scientific method—from an evolutionary account of thinking to a simple set of steps—and the rise of psychology in the...

This book demonstrates the relevance and importance of cognitive linguistics when applied to the analysis and practice of graphic design/communicat...

Discover the 8 steps you can take to optimise your brain for better mood, memory, sleep and stress resilience. T...

Computational approaches dominate contemporary cognitive science, promising a unified, scientific explanation of how the mind works. However, compu...

Originally published in 1984, this was the first volume on this topic to appear in an emerging area of study at the time. The Editors were selectiv...

Sociology is in crisis. While other disciplines have taken on board the revolutionary discoveries driven by evolutionary biology and psychology, ge...

Our abilities to learn and remember are at the core of consciousness, cognition, and identity, and are based on the fundamental brain capacity to e...

This book is a unique exploration of the idea of the "second person" in human interaction, the idea that face-to-face interactions involve a distin...

This authoritative reference provides a comprehensive examination of the nature and functions of attention and its relationship to broader cognitiv...

'A powerful manifesto for the strength of "we" thinking' MARCUS DU SAUTOY'A treasure of a book' ROWAN WILLIAMS'Timely and engaging' IAN RANKIN'Geni...

Thoroughly examining brain-behavior relationships in atypically developing children, this important volume integrates theories and data from multip...

Highly readable and accessible, this book describes how research in cognitive science is transforming the way scientists and clinicians think about...

Uncover the mind-blowing complexities of the brain and how it affects our personalities, behaviours and more.Written by Professor of Cognitive Neur...

In this two volume festschrift, contributors explore the theoretical developments (Volume I) and applications (Volume II) in traditional cognitive ...

The Science of Attitudes is the first book to integrate classic and modern research in the field of attitudes at a scholarly level. Designed primar...

Drawing on range of text genres including novels, poems, health forums, holiday guestbooks, prayers, political songs and news stories, each chapter...

How does your mind work? How does your brain give rise to your mind? These are questions that all of us have wondered about at some point in our li...

There are between 4,000 and 6,000 languages remaining in the world and the characteristics of these languages vary widely. How could an infant born...