Author Description
"Neurobiology of Cognition and Behavior" is one of the initial textbooks of brain mapping in the field of cognitive neuroscience. This well-researched text by a leading expert in the field provides a foundational map of the human brain for cognition and behavior. This comprehensive map of essential human thinking and emotion is based on the explosion in the field of functional neuroimaging studies (fMRI, PET) in the normally functioning human brain. The approach of this text is to confirm the association of these brain regions by verifying that damage to the activated brain area results in a consistent deficit in the cognitive/behavioral operation under investigation.The approach used to form this view of mapping brain and cognition is based on cognitive neuroscience principles of defining dissociable, fine-grained cognitive units and associating these units with brain regions encoding for these units or aspects of the units from both functional imaging and lesion studies.These cognitive-brain relationships are incorporated into clinical syndromes to account for the behavior of these patients after a lesion occurs, with the added feature of presenting patient videos demonstrating the disrupted cognitive behaviors.This comprehensive textbook provides a framework of the basic architecture of cognition in the brain with this combination of activation and lesion study confirmation of the brain-behavior associations. This basic framework is useful for those students studying the interaction of cognitive science and neuroanatomy as well as being relevant to the experienced neuroscientist researcher or clinician.
Menrva's Summary
THE THESIS
This text investigates the structural and functional mapping of the human brain to determine how specific neural regions correspond to distinct cognitive and behavioral operations. Author John Hart Jr., a recognized expert in cognitive neuroscience, utilizes data derived from functional neuroimaging—specifically fMRI and PET scans—to establish a framework for understanding human cognition. The work validates these neural associations by cross-referencing imaging data with clinical lesion studies, ensuring that identified brain regions are functionally necessary for the behaviors they encode.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- Comprehensive mapping of cognitive units and their associated brain regions
- Integration of functional neuroimaging data with clinical lesion analysis
- Clinical syndrome analysis demonstrating the impact of localized brain damage
- Multimedia integration featuring patient videos of disrupted cognitive behaviors
Scope Limits
- The text focuses primarily on established functional neuroimaging and lesion-based evidence
- It does not cover speculative or theoretical models of consciousness beyond observable cognitive-brain relationships
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Experts identify this work as a foundational resource for students and clinicians bridging the gap between cognitive science and neuroanatomy. Readers frequently note the clinical utility of the text, particularly the inclusion of patient videos to illustrate the practical consequences of neurological deficits.
Page Count:
256
Publication Date:
2015-11-27
ISBN-10:
0190219033
ISBN-13:
9780190219031
Medical Textbook
Brain Mapping
Neuroanatomy
Cognition
Cognitive Psychology
Neuroscience
Clinical Neurology