Unlocking the Brain, Volume 2: Consciousness

by Georg Northoff

Neuroscience has made considerable progress in figuring out how the brain works. We know much about the molecular-genetic and biochemical underpinnings of sensory and motor functions. Recent neuroimaging work has opened the door to investigating the neural underpinnings of higher-order cognitive functions, such as memory, attention, and even free will. In these types of investigations, researchers apply specific stimuli to induce neural activity in...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199826994
• ISBN13: 9780199826995
• Release Date: December 2013
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 736 Pages
• Weight: 3.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 7.2" x 10.1"