Cognitive Science: New Developments and Future Directions

By Ramesh Kumar Mishra

Book Overview

This volume provides an overview of cognitive science and critically assess areas within the topic that are evolving rapidly. It discusses the effects of religious and meditative practices on its core components.
Using multidisciplinary studies and rich empirical literature, discussions and demonstrations, this volume
- Discusses the evolution of cognition with reference to material records and the use of brain imaging.
- Highlights emerging domains and novel themes within cognitive science such as transgender cognition, space cognition, cross-cultural cognition, futuristic artificial intelligence, social cognition and moral cognition
- Reflects on the status of cognition research in these emerging areas and critically evaluates their current progress
- Explores data both from behavioural and neuroimaging research literature, and sheds light on the potential effects of technological growth and changing habits on attention and cognitive abilities of humans
- Speculates research domains that would gain importance in the next few decades in cognitive science research
A comprehensive study finding commonalities in theoretical frameworks and models in emerging areas in cognition research, this book will be of interest to students, researchers and teachers of cognitive psychology, cognitive science, neurosciences, medical sciences, and computer sciences. It will also be helpful for academicians, psychologists, neuroscientists, mental health professionals, medical professionals, counsellors, and those looking for an alternate perspective on the topic.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032326565
• ISBN13: 9781032326566
• Release Date: December 2022
• Publisher: Routledge India
• Length: 195 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"