Contents About the author Preface to the fourth edition 1 Introducing cognitive neuroscience Cognitive neuroscience in historical perspective 2 Does cognitive psychology need the b in210 Does neur science need cognitive psychology?12 From modules to networks 13 2 Introducing the brain 19 Structure and function of the neuron 19 The gross organization of the brain 24 The erebral cortex 28 The sub ortex 30 The midbrain and hindbrain 32 3 The electrophysiological brair 35 In search of neural representations:single-cell recordings 36 Electroencephalography and event-related potentials 41 Mental chre etry in electrophysiology and cognitive psych Magnetoencephalography 52 4 The imaged brain Structural imaging 56 Functional imaging 58 From image to cognitive theory:experimental design 63 ng data from functio 7 Interpreting data from functional imaging 75 Why do functional imaging data sometimes disagree with lesion data？77 Brain-reading:is"Big Brother"round the corner?80 Contents About the author ix Preface to the fourth edition xi 1 Introducing cognitive neuroscience 1 Cognitive neuroscience in historical perspective 2 Does cognitive psychology need the brain? 10 Does neuroscience need cognitive psychology? 12 From modules to networks 13 2 Introducing the brain 19 Structure and function of the neuron 19 The gross organization of the brain 24 The cerebral cortex 28 The subcortex 30 The midbrain and hindbrain 32 3 The electrophysiological brain 35 In search of neural representations: single-cell recordings 36 Electroencephalography and event-related potentials 41 Mental chronometry in electrophysiology and cognitive psychology 46 Magnetoencephalography 52 4 The imaged brain 55 Structural imaging 56 Functional imaging 58 From image to cognitive theory: experimental design 63 Analyzing data from functional imaging 72 Interpreting data from functional imaging 75 Why do functional imaging data sometimes disagree with lesion data? 77 Brain-reading: is “Big Brother” round the corner? 80