Cognitive neuroscience

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1. kashyapcDec 2022
   An example[1] of these academic 800+ pager "handbooks" from Neuroscience:

   "Cognitive Neuroscience: The Biology of the Mind" by Gazzaniga et al.

   I don't own a physical copy of it yet (only digital), but I do have a copy of an equally outstanding book[2] called "Neuroscience: Exploring the Brain" by Bear et al. An excellent thing about this book is that each chapter has a small section called "Path to Discovery" where leading researchers on a given topic (including Nobel winners such as Eric Kandel) briefly share their story of how they arrived at their discoveries. Another excellent aspect of this book is its rich set of visual illustrations of complex topics. It makes learning a joy. I find their high price justified.

   [1] https://wwnorton.com/books/9780393603170

   [2] https://www.jblearning.com/catalog/productdetails/9781284211...

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2. robgNov 2008
   Okay, that helps, thanks.

   For neuroscience first-year grad students, the gold standard is:

   http://www.amazon.com/Principles-Neural-Science-Eric-Kandel/...

   The fourth edition does a good job at higher-level stuff. But be forewarned: It is biology intensive.

   For less biology and more cognitive neuroscience, you can try:

   http://www.amazon.com/Cognitive-Neuroscience-Second-Michael-...

   or

   http://www.amazon.com/Cognitive-Neuroscience-Neuropsychology...

   I used the Gazzaniga when I taught Intro to Cognitive Neuroscience even as I wasn't super impressed (which is a common complaint - tolerance, not true acceptance). I know some folks like the Banich book instead.

   If, with your Math background, you're interested in neural computation and modeling there are also some good books along those lines. Just let me know and I'll hunt down the links.

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