The Cognitive Neuroscience of Mind: A Tribute to Michael S. Gazzaniga
by Reuter-lorenz, Patricia AnnEdition: 1st
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2010-04-01
Publisher(s): MIT PRESS
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Summary
These essays on a range of topics in the cognitive neurosciences report on the progress in the field over the twenty years of its existence and reflect the many groundbreaking scientific contributions and enduring influence of Michael Gazzaniga, "the godfather of cognitive neuroscience"-founder of the Cognitive Neuroscience Society, founding editor of the Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, and editor of the major reference work, The Cognitive Neurosciences, now in its fourth edition (MIT Press, 2009). The essays, grouped into four sections named after four of Gazzaniga's books, combine science and memoir in varying proportions, and offer an authoritative survey of research in cognitive neuroscience. "The Bisected Brain" examines hemispheric topics pioneered by Gazzaniga at the start of his career; "The Integrated Mind" explores the theme of integration by domination; the wide-ranging essays in "The Social Brain" address subjects from genes to neurons to social conversations and networks; the topics explored in "Mind Matters" include evolutionary biology, methodology, and ethics. Contributors: Kathleen Baynes, Giovanni Berlucchi, Leo M. Chalupa, Mark D'Esposito, Margaret G. Funnell, Mitchell Glickstein, Scott A. Guerin, Todd F. Heatherton, Steven A. Hillyard, William Hirst, Alan Kingstone, Stephen M. Kosslyn, Marta Kutas, Elisabetta Ladavas, Joseph Ledoux, George R. Mangun, Michael B. Miller, Elizabeth A. Phelps, Steven Pinker, Michael I. Posner, Patricia A. Reuter-Lorenz, Mary K. Rothbart, Andrea Serino, Brad E. Sheese
Table of Contents
| Preface | p. vii |
| The Bisected Brain | |
| The Bisected Brain (Poem) | p. 1 |
| Corpus Callosum | p. 3 |
| Mike Gazzaniga, the Cal Tech Lab, and Subsequent Research on the Corpus Callosum | |
| Interhemispheric Cooperation Following Brain Bisection | p. 25 |
| Where Is the ôSpatialö Hemisphere? | p. 39 |
| Recovery from Aphasia | p. 59 |
| Is the Right Hemisphere a Cure or a Crutch? | |
| The Interpreting Hemispheres | p. 73 |
| The Integrated Mind | |
| Integrated Mind (Poem) | p. 87 |
| From the Integrated Mind to the Emotional Brain | p. 89 |
| Mike's Attentional Network | p. 99 |
| My Dinner with Mike | p. 111 |
| The Social Brain | |
| The Social Brain (Poem) | p. 123 |
| Genetic Variation Influences How the Social Brain Shapes Temperament and Behavior | p. 125 |
| The Contribution of Malleability to Collective Memory | p. 139 |
| How the Sense of Body Influences the Sense of Touch | p. 155 |
| Building a Social Brain | p. 173 |
| Mind Matters | |
| Mind Matters (Poem) | p. 189 |
| Different Ontogenetic Strategies for Different Species | p. 191 |
| Insights from Studies of the Developing Visual System | |
| Why Methods Matter in the Study of the Biological Basis of the Mind | p. 203 |
| A Behavioral Neurologist's Perspective | |
| Ethics and the Ethical Brain | p. 223 |
| Contributors | p. 233 |
| Index | p. 235 |
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