{"product_id":"9781394380145","title":"Essentials of Cognitive Neuroscience","description":"\u003ch1\u003eEssentials of Cognitive Neuroscience\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBradley R. Postle\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePsychology \/ Cognitive Neuroscience \u0026amp; Cognitive Neuropsychology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn-depth exploration of the core neurobiological, psychological, and computational principles that underlie how the brain gives rise to the mind\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEssentials of Cognitive Neuroscience\u003c\/i\u003e provides a broad and substantive foundation with which the reader can understand how the brain gives rise to the mind, spanning topics as varied as how we can pick out a familiar face in a crowd, send a text message while walking down the street, recall what we ate for dinner last Saturday, and be consciously aware of reading words on a page. Each chapter begins with an overview of foundational principles before transitioning to in-depth exploration of how today’s scientists use state-of-the-art methods to advance our knowledge and understanding of the neural bases of human thought and behavior. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNew in this third edition is an overview of theoretical frameworks and computational approaches needed to understand the latest developments in this rapidly evolving field, including: predictive coding; dynamical systems theory; reinforcement learning; recurrent neural network modeling; representational similarity analysis; diffusion-decision modeling; and representational geometry analysis. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEssentials of Cognitive Neuroscience\u003c\/i\u003e includes information on: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e High-level cognition, covering cognitive control, decision making, social behavior, emotion, language, and consciousness\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Memory and mental representation, covering visual object recognition and knowledge, neural bases of plasticity, declarative and semantic long-term memory, and working memory\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Perception, attention, and action, covering the visual, auditory, and somatosensory systems, spatial cognition, skeletomotor and oculomotor control, and the control of attention\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Principles of the organization, structure, and functions of the brain, and strategies for relating these to thought and behavior\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten in a narrative style that gives the reader a sense of what it's like to be a cognitive neuroscientist, \u003ci\u003eEssentials of Cognitive Neuroscience\u003c\/i\u003e is a vital learning resource for students interested in psychology, neuroscience, and neurology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBRADLEY R. POSTLE\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where he has taught cognitive neuroscience, cognitive psychology, and systems neuroscience at the undergraduate and graduate level for over 25 years. He has published 150+ peer-reviewed journal articles and chapters on the cognitive neuroscience of memory, attention, and visual cognition. He is Editor-in-Chief of the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Cognitive Neuroscience\u003c\/i\u003e and has previously served as Associate Editor at the journals \u003ci\u003eNeuroImage, Cortex,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eeNeuro\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16 March 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781394380145\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e656\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e59.2\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45414539755660,"sku":"9781394380145","price":134.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781394380145.jpg?v=1780158413","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781394380145","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}