A rich source of authoritative information that supports reading and study in the field of cognitive neuroscience, this two-volume handbook reviews the current state-of-the-science in all major areas of the field.

VOLUME 1 1. Introduction to The Oxford Handbook of Cognitive Neuroscience: Cognitive Neuroscience: Where are we now? Kevin N. Ochsner and Stephen M. Kosslyn Part One: Perception 2. Representation of Objects Kalanit Grill-Spector 3. Representation of Spatial Relations Bruno Laeng 4. Top-down Effects in Visual Perception Moshe Bar and Andreja Bubic 5. Neural Underpinning of Object Mental Imagery, Spatial Imagery, and Motor Imagery Grégoire Borst 6. Looking at the Nose Through Human Behavior, and at Human Behavior Through the Nose Roni Kahana and Noam Sobel 7. The Cognitive Neuroscience of Music Petr Janata 8. Audition Josh H. McDermott 9. Neural Correlates of the Development of Speech Perception and Comprehension Angela D. Friederici and Claudia Männel 10. Perceptual Disorders Josef Zihl Part Two: Attention 11. Varieties of Auditory Attention Claude Alain, Stephen R. Arnott, and Benjamin J. Dyson 12. Spatial Attention Jeffrey Nicol 13. Attention and Action 14. The Visual Control of Action Melvyn A. Goodale 15. Development of Attention M. Rosario Rueda 16. Attentional Disorders Laure Pisella, A. Blangero, C. Tilikete, D. Biotti, G. Rode, A. Vighetto, J.B. Mattingley, and Y. Rossetti Part Three: Memory 17. The Cognitive Neuroscience of Semantic Memory Eiling Yee, Evangelia G. Chrysikou, and Sharon L. Thompson-Schill 18. Cognitive Neuroscience of Episodic Memory Lila Davachi and Jared Danker 19. Working Memory Bradley R. Buchsbaum and Mark D'Esposito 20. Motor Skill Learning Rachael D. Seidler, Bryan L. Benson, Nathaniel B. Boyden, and Youngbin Kwak 21. Memory Consolidation John T. Wixted and Denise J. Cai 22. Age-related Decline in Working Memory and Episodic Memory: Contributions of the Prefrontal Cortex and Medial Temporal Lobes Sander Daselaar and Roberto Cabeza 23. Memory Disorders Barbara A Wilson and Jessica Fish Part Four: Language 24. The Cognitive Neuroscience of Written Language: The Neural Substrates of Reading and Writing Kyrana Tsapkini and Argye E. Hillis 25. Neural Systems Underlying Speech Perception Sheila E. Blumstein and Emily B. Myers 26. Multi-modal Speech Perception Agnès Alsius, Ewen MacDonald, and Kevin Munhall 27. The Organization of Conceptual Knowledge of Objects in the Human Brain Bradford Z. Mahon and Alfonso Caramazza 28. A Parallel Architecture Model of Language Processing Ray Jackendoff Part Five: Conclusion 29. Epilogue to The Oxford Handbook of Cognitive Neuroscience: Cognitive Neuroscience: Where are we going? Kevin N. Ochsner and Stephen M. Kosslyn VOLUME 2 1. Introduction to The Oxford Handbook of Cognitive Neuroscience: Cognitive Neuroscience: Where are we now? Kevin N. Ochsner and Stephen M. Kosslyn Part One: Emotion 2. Salience, State, and Expression: The Influence of Specific Aspects of Emotion on Attention and Perception Rebecca M. Todd and Adam K. Anderson 3. Emotion: Generation or Construction? Jennifer M.B. Fugate, Kristen A. Lindquist, and Lisa Feldman Barrett 4. The Neuroscience of Emotion Regulation: Basic Mechanisms and Their Role in Development, Aging, and Psychopathology Jennifer A. Silvers, Jason T. Buhle, and Kevin N. Ochsner 5. Impact of Emotion on Cognition Luiz Pessoa 6. Genetics and Emotion Andreia Santos, Lukas Pezawas, and Andreas Meyer-Lindenberg 7. Visceromotor Sensation and Control Fred W. Mast 8. Development of Emotion and Social Reasoning in Adolescence Eveline A. Crone and Berna Güro?lu Part Two: Self and Social Cognition 9. Self-knowledge Joseph M. Moran, William M. Kelley, and Todd F. Heatherton 10. Perception of Nonverbal Cues Aina Puce 11. Face Recognition Rankin W. McGugin and Isabel Gauthier 12. The Cognitive and Neural Basis of Impression Formation Alexander Todorov and Peter Mende-Siedlecki 13. Theory of Mind: How Brains Think about Thoughts Rebecca Saxe 14. The Pleasures and Pains of Social Interactions: A Social Cognitive Neuroscience Perspective Naomi I. Eisenberger and Keely A. Muscatell 15. The Neural Underpinnings of the Experience of Empathy: Lessons for Psychopathy Jean Decety 16. Mirror Neurons and the Perception-Action Link Vittorio Gallese 17. The Early Development of the Brain Bases for Social Cognition Tobias Grossmann and Mark H. Johnson Part Three: Higher Cognitive Functions 18. Conflict Monitoring and Cognitive Control Nick Yeung 19. Hierarchical Cognitive Control and the Functional Organization of the Frontal Cortex David Badre 20. Thinking Kalina Christoff 21. Decision Neuroscience Maya U. Shankar and Samuel M. McClure 22. Categorization Bradley C. Love 23. Expectancies and Beliefs: Insights from Cognitive Neuroscience Lauren Y. Atlas and Tor D. Wager 24. Cognitive Neuroscience of Numerical Cognition Daniel Ansari and Stephan E. Vogel 25. Psychopharmacology of Cognition TW Robbins Part Four: Clinical Applications 26. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Chandan J. Vaidya 27. PTSD J. Douglas Bremner 28. Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Social Phobia considered from a cognitive neuroscience perspective Karina S. Blair and R.J.R. Blair 29. The Neurobiology of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Samuel R. Chamberlain and Naomi A. Fineberg Part Five: Conclusion 30. Epilogue to The Oxford Handbook of Cognitive Neuroscience: Cognitive Neuroscience: Where are we going? Kevin N. Ochsner and Stephen M. Kosslyn

"The material is high quality and current with references as recent as 2013. There are a multitude of sharp illustrations and figures, many of which are in color. Graphs, figures, tables, gross anatomic pictures, and frequent functional neuroimaging results, along with pictures of task settings and experimental apparatus configuration, help illustrate experimental design. The inclusion of a section on clinical applications provides a useful bridge between neuroscience studies and real-world applications for understanding and treating patients with brain dysfunction in a few conditions. Although this is a cumbersome two-volume set, it is comprehensive in its coverage of foundational and cutting-edge cognitive neuroscience topics with high quality visual aids, accurate information, and real-world applications throughout. 5 Stars!" --Christopher J Graver, Doody's Health Science Book Review "Readers of the Handbook of Cognitive Neuroscience will be impressed with the maturity that the field has reached in its theoretical formulations and its ability to test hypotheses. The authors show not only the relevant discoveries from neuroscience, but how the data obtained have advanced theories in cognitive psychology. The Handbook of Cognitive Neuroscience does more than address specific neural processes that are related to cognition. It also provides an excellent review of the current state of the literature in cognitive psychology to set the stage for the discussion of those brain events.The format of the handbook is highly effective for experienced researchers, graduate students, and upper-level undergraduates who are looking for an introduction to the current state of the field." --Douglas A. Weldon, PsycCRITIQUES

Selling point: Covers central aspects of the field of cognitive neuroscience, including its history and historically important foundational research areas Selling point: A must-have resource for students and researchers interested in the current state of knowledge in cognitive neuroscience and related fields Selling point: Part of THE OXFORD LIBRARY OF PSYCHOLOGY series

Kevin N. Ochsner, PhD, is Associate Professor of Psychology, Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Psychology, and Director of Social Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory at Columbia University. Stephen M. Kosslyn, PhD, is the Director of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences and Professor of Psychology at Stanford University. He was formerly chair of the Department of Psychology, Dean of Social Science, and the John Lindsley Professor of Psychology in Memory of William James at Harvard University.

Selling point: Covers central aspects of the field of cognitive neuroscience, including its history and historically important foundational research areas Selling point: A must-have resource for students and researchers interested in the current state of knowledge in cognitive neuroscience and related fields Selling point: Part of THE OXFORD LIBRARY OF PSYCHOLOGY series