The Cognitive Neurosciences is a magnificent accomplishment. It covers topics from ions to consciousness, from reflexes to social psychology. It is authoritative and encyclopedic, but also lively and unafraid of controversy. Michael Gazzaniga, the MIT Press, and the community of cognitive neuroscientists are to be congratulated for assembling this landmark of twentieth-century science and thrilling preview of what we will learn in the twenty-first.
Steven Pinker, Director, Center for Cognitive Neuroscience, MIT, and author of How the Mind Works
In this book, an enthusiastic group of top neuroscientists astutely discuss how they view the brain, exploring topics ranging from molecular mechanism of learning to the emergence of consciousness. An admirable weave of facts and thoughts brings the reader up to the twenty-first century—the 'Century of the Brain'—in which the enigma of the brain is expected to be unraveled. A book not to be missed!
Idan Segev, Department of Neurobiology, Hebrew University, Israel
An excellent survey by all-stars in the field of the fundamental issues of cognitive neuroscience and their relation to the mind/brain problem. This volume should provide a launching pad for investigation of exciting territories in the realm of neuroscience as we enter the new millennium.
Susumu Tongegawa, Director, Center for Learning and Memory, MIT, and 1987 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine
Gazzaniga has arrayed some of the world's leaders in one of the most exciting areas of neuroscience—cognitive neuroscience—and has woven their contributions into a comprehensive and well-documented, yet accessible and provocative, overview. This book belongs on the shelf of any reader interested in the brain and behavior.
Stephen G. Waxman, Chairman, Department of Neurology, Yale Medical School
Winner of the 2002 William James Book Award presented by the Society for General Psychology, Division One of the American Psychological Association.
