The Cognitive Neuroscience of Mind

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(2010), "The Cognitive Neuroscience of Mind", International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, Vol. 23 No. 7. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijhcqa.2010.06223gae.002

The Cognitive Neuroscience of Mind

The Cognitive Neuroscience of Mind

Article Type: Recent publications From: International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, Volume 23, Issue 7

Patricia A. Reuter-Lorenz, Kathleen Baynes, George R. Mangun and Elizabeth A. Phelps,MIT Press,Cambridge, MA,May 2010,ISBN10: 0262014017; ISBN13: 9780262014014,

Keywords: Health services, Quality improvement

These essays on a range of topics in the cognitive neurosciences report on the progress in the field over the 20 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 is now in its 4th 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.

Contents include:

1. 1.

   The bisected brain:

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     interhemispheric cooperation following brain bisection; and

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     where is the “spatial” hemisphere?

2. 2.

   The integrated mind:

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     from the integrated mind to the emotional brain.

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   The social brain:

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     genetic variation influences how the social brain shapes temperament and behavior; and

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     how the sense of body influences the sense of touch.

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   Mind matters:

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     different ontogenetic strategies for different species: insights from studies of the developing visual system.