Images of Mind ( Sal #50 )

by Michael I. Posner

Book Overview

What happens in the brain when we speak? Learn? Recall memories? Until recently, it was hard to tell. But positron emission tomography (PET) and other brain imaging techniques are radically transforming scientists' ability to see the brain at work and measure the changes that occur." Images of Mind explores the latest applications and future potential of the dynamic field of cognitive neurosciences.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0716750457
• ISBN13: 9780716750451
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: Scientific American Library
• Length: 257 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.9" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

The best book about the hardware of neurotechnology.

Once a month we get a book on somebody else's view of the mind, the brain, or both. Instead of more theory, Images Of Mind describes the machinery neuroscientists use to take all the pictures that have sparked all the theories about how the brain works. Complete with lush illustrations and lucid descriptions, Images takes the reader on a historical tour of the devices scientists have used to "watch" the mind work. From EEGs to PET scanners, Raichle and Posner describe how neurotechnological devices work and what they measure. The writing is direct and elegant, meant for the pro and the layperson.