Cognitive neuroscience. Cognitive neuroscience is an academic field concerned with the scientific study of biological substrates underlying cognition,[1] with a specific focus on the neural substrates of mental processes. It addresses the questions of how psychological/cognitive functions are produced by the brain. Cognitive neuroscience is a branch of both psychology and neuroscience, overlapping with disciplines such as physiological psychology, cognitive psychology and neuropsychology.[2] Cognitive neuroscience relies upon theories in cognitive science coupled with evidence from neuropsychology, and computational modeling.[2] Due to its multidisciplinary nature, cognitive neuroscientists may have various backgrounds.
Other than the associated disciplines just mentioned, cognitive neuroscientists may have backgrounds in these disciplines: neurobiology, bioengineering, psychiatry, neurology, physics, computer science, linguistics, philosophy and mathematics. Historical origins[edit] Consciousness[edit] House Watch: Is Heroism a Sign of Brain Disease? House M.D. is back after a mid-season hiatus, which means House Watch is back. This week’s return episode, “Larger Than Life,” hews closely to House M.D.’s procedural formula, which is a safe but smart move after all that shipper business between House and Cuddy last year. But on to the medicine… (Actually, onto the spoiler alert: If you haven’t seen this week’s episode, hurry over to the differential-diagnosis meeting before reading on.
As usual, all possible diagnoses are in bold.) The case this week is quite similar — almost gratingly so — to the case last November that posed the question of whether faith is a mental illness. In the opening scene this time, we see rock musician Jack Nash (Scream’s Matthew Lillard, all grown up) and his young daughter waiting for a New York City subway. Masters finds the case in the ER and brings it to the team. House is unmoved, setting up the question of whether heroism is an indication of brain disease. Taub says, “Could be drugs.” Related Links: Tracking the tell-tale signs of pure genius. Neuroscience. TEDxBerkeley - Bradley Voytek - 04/03/10.
How to be a neuroscientist. In this post, I will teach you all how to be proper, skeptical neuroscientists. By the end of this post, not only will you be able to spot "neuro nonsense" statements, but you'll also be able to spot nonsense neuroscience questions. I implore my journalist friends to take note of what I say in this post. Much has already been said on the topic of modern neuroimaging masquerading as "new phrenology".
A lot of these arguments and conversations are hidden from the lay public, however, so I'm going to expose the dirty neuroscientific underbelly here. (Image source: The Roots - Phrenology) This post was prompted by a question over on Quora: What is the neurological basis of curiosity? Where does curiosity reside in the brain? The question itself is of a type that is commonly asked in cognitive neuroscience: where is <vague behavior> in the brain? But what does it even mean to ask where "curiosity" is in the brain? According to the article linked to in the current top answer on Quora: 1. 1. 2.