Summary of Principles of Cognitive Neuroscience by Purves a.o. - 2nd edition
Summary to be used with some of the chapters of the book Principles of Cognitive Neuroscience by Purves, 2nd edition.
2. Methods
The goal of cognitive neuroscience is to use the function of the brain and the nervous system to explain cognition and behaviour. Cognitive psychology pointed out the importance of measurement during cognitive and perceptual tasks to investigate neural activity is converted to action, thought and behaviour. Neuroscience has two categories (Figure 2.1 on page 19). The first is researching changes in cognitive behaviour when.........Read more
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