Cognitive Neuroscience of Attention, First Edition

Michael I. Posner (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

466 Seiten

2004
Guilford Publications (Verlag)
978-1-59385-048-7 (ISBN)

Infos

This volume presents the latest advances in understanding attention: its anatomy, circuitry, functions, and deficits. Outstanding investigators have written brief yet substantive chapters in which they not only summarize key findings but also illuminate their goals and the directions their research is taking. Coverage includes different cognitive models of attention; knowledge emerging from functional imaging and genetic studies; and neurophysiological, developmental, and neuropsychological approaches. Emerging knowledge is presented on processes that impair or alter attention, and clinical implications are discussed. Linking many levels of analysis, and featuring over one hundred illustrations, the book moves us closer to a coherent view of the attentional system and the key role it plays in everyday life.

Autor

Michael I. Posner, PhD, is Professor of Psychology at the Institute of Neuroscience at the University of Oregon. He has written numerous articles involving studies of attention for over 40 years. Dr. Posner's studies involve cognitive, neuroimaging, electrical recording, developmental, and genetic methods. His model of attention, involving networks controlling alertness, orientation to sensory events, and executive control, has been influential in the field. Dr. Posner and his colleagues have developed methods for measuring each aspect of attention that have been widely used by many researchers. His work has been recognized by his election to the National Academy of Sciences and by several awards, including the first Grawemeyer Award (with Marc Raichle and Steven Petersen) and the Fyssen Foundation International Prize for 2003.

Inhalt

Part 1. Introduction. Part 2. Cognitive Models of Attention. Part 3. Imaging Attention. Part 4. Synaptic and Genetic Studies. Part 5.Development of Attention. Part 6. Deficits of Attention.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 2.9.2004
• Verlagsort: New York
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 174 x 246 mm
• Gewicht: 988 g
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Allgemeine Psychologie
• ISBN-10: 1-59385-048-4 / 1593850484
• ISBN-13: 978-1-59385-048-7 / 9781593850487
• Zustand: Neuware