Neural Correlates of Thinking

2009
ISBN: 978-3-540-68042-0
Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

Buch, Englisch, 286 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 623 g

Reihe: On Thinking

The advances in neuroimaging technologies have led to substantial progress in understanding the neural mechanisms of cognitive functions. Thinking and reasoning have only recently been addressed by using neuroimaging techniques. The present book comprehensively explores current approaches and contributions to understanding the neural mechanisms of thinking in a concise and readable manner. It provides an insight into the state of the art and the potentials, but also the limitations of current neuroimaging methods for studying cognitive functions. The book will be a valuable companion for everyone interested in one of the most fascinating topics of cognitive neuroscience.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kraft, Eduard

Pöppel, Ernst

Gulyás, Balázs

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Bildgebende Verfahren, Nuklearmedizin, Strahlentherapie Radiologie, Bildgebende Verfahren
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Kognitionspsychologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Neurologie, Klinische Neurowissenschaft
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Neurobiologie, Verhaltensbiologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Psycholinguistik, Neurolinguistik, Kognition
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Humanbiologie Frühmenschen, Hominiden
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Biologische Psychologie, Neuropsychologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

The Methods: State of the Art and Prospects.- Neural Correlates of Thinking.- Functional MRI Limitations and Aspirations.- Studying Cognition with Positron Emission Tomography.- Investigating the Neural Correlates of Percepts Using Magnetoencephalography and Magnetic Source Imaging.- EEG and Thinking.- Near-Infrared Spectroscopy for Studying Higher Cognition.- Integration of EEG and fMRI.- Neural Correlates of Key Components of Higher Cognition.- The Neural Implementation of Working Memory.- Current Perspectives on Imaging Language.- Functional Neuroimaging and the Logic of Conscious and Unconscious Mental Processes.- Knowledge Systems of the Brain.- Neural Representation of Time and Timing Processes.- From Conceptual Considerations to Neural Correlates.- Fractionating the System of Deductive Reasoning.- Human Thought and the Lateral Prefrontal Cortex.- Neural Correlates of Insight Phenomena.- Brain-Based Mechanisms Underlying Causal Reasoning.