Cognitive Electrophysiology of Mind and Brain (eBook)

Alice Proverbio, Alberto Zani (Herausgeber)

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2002 | 1. Auflage
436 Seiten
Elsevier Science (Verlag)
978-0-08-052928-8 (ISBN)

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Cognitive electrophysiology is a very well established field utilizing new technologies such as bioelectric events-related potentials (ERP) and magnetic (ERF) recordings to pursue the investigation of mind and brain. Current research focuses on reviewing ERP/ERF findings in the areas of attention, language, memory, visual and auditory perceptual processing, emotions, development, and neuropsychological clinical damages. The goal of such research is basically to provide correlations between the structures of the brain and their complex cognitive functions.

This book reviews the latest findings in the areas of attention, language, memory, visual and auditory perception, and brain damage research based primarily on research conducted using ERP recordings. Beyond just compiling the knowledge gained from ongoing research, the authors also identify outstanding problems in the field and predict future developments.

Key Features
* Provides an original post-cognitive theoretical approach to the investigation of the human mind and brain
* Presents integrated view of the emotional and cognitive features as well as of developmental features of neurocognitive systems
* Well-illustrated with elegant and original artwork that clarifies complex theoretical and methodological points throughout the text

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Cognitive electrophysiology is a very well established field utilizing new technologies such as bioelectric events-related potentials (ERP) and magnetic (ERF) recordings to pursue the investigation of mind and brain. Current research focuses on reviewing ERP/ERF findings in the areas of attention, language, memory, visual and auditory perceptual processing, emotions, development, and neuropsychological clinical damages. The goal of such research is basically to provide correlations between the structures of the brain and their complex cognitive functions.This book reviews the latest findings in the areas of attention, language, memory, visual and auditory perception, and brain damage research based primarily on research conducted using ERP recordings. Beyond just compiling the knowledge gained from ongoing research, the authors also identify outstanding problems in the field and predict future developments. - Provides an original post-cognitive theoretical approach to the investigation of the human mind and brain- Presents integrated view of the emotional and cognitive features as well as of developmental features of neurocognitive systems- Well-illustrated with elegant and original artwork that clarifies complex theoretical and methodological points throughout the text

Inhalt

Cover 1
THE COGNITIVE ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY OF MIND AND BRAIN 4
Copyright Page 5
Contents 8
Contributors 12
Preface 8
Acknowledgments 14
Foreword 16
SECTION I: A COGNITIVE FRAMEWORK FOR AN INTEGRATIVE PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGICAL APPROACH TO THE STUDY OF MIND AND BRAIN 20
Chapter 1. Cognitive Electrophysiology of Mind and Brain 22
Introduction 22
ERPs and Cognitive Theory 22
ERPs and the Brain 25
This Book„Overview 28
References 30
Chapter 2. Electromagnetic Manifestations of Mind and Brain 32
Electroencephalogram and Magnetoencephalogram 32
Event-Related Potentials 39
Somatosensory Evoked Potentials 52
Event-Related Fields 53
References 55
Chapter 3. Seeing the Forest through the Trees: The Cross-Function Approach to Imaging Cognition 60
Introduction 60
Comparing Different Cognitive Functions across Studies 62
Comparing Different Cognitive Functions within Subjects 72
Conclusions 81
References 84
SECTION II: COGNITIVE AND AFFECTIVE PROCESSING OF THE BRAIN 88
A. VISION, PERCEPTION, LANGUAGE, AND MEMORY 88
Chapter 4. Evoked Potentials Studies of Visual Information Processing 90
Introduction 90
Neurophysiological Bases of Evoked Electrical Brain Activity 91
Multichannel Recording and Topographic Mapping 94
Steady-State VEPs: Influence of Stimulation Frequency 97
Perceptual Learning, Neural Plasticity, and Higher Cognitive Processes 98
Stereoscopic Perception and Evoked Potentials: Physiological Basis and Clinical Application 102
Clinical Applications in Neurology and Ophthalmology 107
Conclusion 107
References 108
Chapter 5. MEG Studies of Visual Processing 112
Introduction 112
Identification of Visual Areas and Retinotopy 114
Basic Visual Functions 117
Oscillatory Behavior in the Visual System 132
Higher Order Processes 137
Final Comments 146
References 149
Chapter 6. Aligning Linguistic and Brain Views on Language Comprehension 162
Introduction 162
Language Structure: The Linguist’s View and the Brain’s View 163
Methods for Examining Brain Function 165
Language Comprehension 167
Conclusions 181
References 182
Chapter 7. Episodic Memory Encoding and Retrieval: Recent Insights from Event-Related Potentials 188
Introduction 188
Episodic Encoding 189
Episodic Retrieval 194
Electrophysiological Indices of Retrieval Attempts 205
Concluding Remarks 210
References 210
B. AFFECTIVE AND DEVELOPMENTAL PERSPECTIVES OF NEURAL COGNITION 216
Chapter 8. Self-Regulation and the Executive Functions: Electrophysiological Clues 218
Introduction 218
Anterior Cingulate Cortex and the Executive Functions 219
Mechanisms of Action Regulation 226
Motivational Control of Action Regulation 230
Electrophysiological Signs of Human Executive Control 234
Conclusion: Electrophysiological Clues to Executive Control 237
References 238
Chapter 9. Effects of Age and Experience on the Development of Neurocognitive Systems 244
Introduction 244
Development of the Dorsal and Ventral Visual Streams 245
Spatial Attention: Central versus Peripheral Visual and Auditory Space 249
The Development of Face Perception 251
Developmental Neuroplasticity of Language Functions 255
Summary 259
References 260
SECTION III: NEURAL MECHANISMS OF SELECTIVE ATTENTION 264
Chapter 10. Neural Mechanisms of Attention 266
Introduction 266
Electrophysiological Measures of Spatial Attention 268
Locus of Selection 269
Reflexive Attentional Orienting 270
Localization of Voluntary Attention Processes 272
Localization Using Combined ERP and Neuroimaging 272
Summary 276
References 276
Chapter 11. Steady-State VEP and Attentional Visual Processing 278
Introduction 278
SSVEP and Cognitive Processes 279
SSVEP and Spatial Attention 279
Attention Effects on SSVEP Phase 283
Effect of Attention on the Magnocellular and Parvocellular Visual Pathways 286
Attention Effect on SSVEP Contrast Response 289
Conclusions 291
References 292
vChapter 12. Visual Selective Attention to Object Features 294
Introduction 294
Visual Selective Attention and Anterior and Posterior Neural Systems 295
Does Visual Selective Attention Modulate Primary Visual Areas? 301
Feature-Directed Attention 305
Space-Based and Frequency-Based Attentional Selection 311
Features Conjunction and Object Perception 313
Color 318
Conclusions 321
References 321
SECTION IV: CLINICAL AND APPLIED PERSPECTIVES 326
Chapter 13. Event-Related EEG Potential Research in Neurological Patients 328
Introduction 328
Degenerative Diseases 328
Lesion of Cerebral Tissue by Infarction or Hemorrhage 341
Inflammatory Diseases 346
Epilepsy 348
Concluding Remarks 351
References 351
Chapter 14. Mismatch Negativity: A Probe to Auditory Perception and Cognition in Basic and Clinical Research 362
The MMN: An Automatic Change-Detection Response in Audition 362
Linguistic Functions as Revealed by the MMN 363
MMN as an Index of Music Perception and Musical Expertise 366
MMN in Clinical Research 368
References 371
APPENDIXES: A PRIMER OF BRAIN RESEARCH TECHNIQUES AND CLINICAL SYNDROMES 376
Appendix A. Recording and Neurochemical Methods: From Molecules to Systems 378
Appendix B. A Synopsis of Neurological Diseases 386
Appendix C. State-of-the-Art Equipment for Electroencephalographic and Magnetoencephalographic Investigation of the Brain and Cognition 390
Appendix D. Recording and Analysis of High-Density Electromagnetic Signals of the Brain 396
Appendix E. Topographical Analysis of Electrical Brain Activity: Methodological Aspects 420
Appendix F. Brain Imaging Techniques: Invasiveness and Spatial and Temporal Resolution 436
Index 442

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 10.10.2002
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Allgemeine Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Biopsychologie / Neurowissenschaften
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Verhaltenstherapie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Neurologie
• Themenwelt: Studium ► 1. Studienabschnitt (Vorklinik) ► Physiologie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Humanbiologie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie
• ISBN-10: 0-08-052928-3 / 0080529283
• ISBN-13: 978-0-08-052928-8 / 9780080529288