Measuring the Mind: Speed, control, and age - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 0198566417 ISBN 13: 9780198566410

Casa editrice: OUP Oxford, 2005

Riassunto

What are the fundamental mechanisms of decision making, processing speed, memory and cognitive control? How do these give rise to individual differences, and how do they change as people age? How are these mechanisms implemented in neural unctions, in particular the functions of the frontal lobe? How do they relate to the demands of everyday, 'real life' behaviour? Over almost five decades, Pat Rabbitt has been among the most distinguished of British cognitive psychologists. His work has been widely influential in theories of mental speed, cognitive control and aging, influencing research in experimental psychology, neuropsychology and individual differences. This volume, dedicated to Pat Rabbitt, brings together a distinguished group of 16 contributors actively pursuing research in the fields of speed, memory, and control, and the application of these fields to individual differences and aging. With the latest work from senior figures in the field, and a focus on fundamental topics in both teaching and research, the book will be valuable to students and scientists in experimental psychology and cognitive neuroscience.

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L'autore

John Duncan is at M.R.C. Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, Cambridge, U.K. . Louise Phillips is at School of Psychology, University of Aberdeen, U.K. .

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: OUP Oxford
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0198566417
• ISBN 13: 9780198566410
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 416
• Redattore: Duncan John, Phillips Louise, McLeod Peter
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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