History of Cognitive Neuroscience

History of Cognitive Neuroscience documents the major neuroscientific experiments and theories over the last century and a half in the domain of cognitive neuroscience, and evaluates the cogency of the conclusions that have been drawn from them.

Provides a companion work to the highly acclaimed Philosophical Foundations of Neuroscience - combining scientific detail with philosophical insights; Views the evolution of brain science through the lens of its principal figures and experiments; Addresses philosophical criticism of Bennett and Hacker's previous book; Accompanied by more than 100 illustrations