Chapter 1 - Introducing Cognitive Neuroscience

Links and Media

Wilder Penfield discusses his classic studies on electrical stimulation of the brain: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rqxhdffo_0c
Professor Michael Gazzaniga, a leading cognitive neuroscientist, being interviewed on “free will” and how it can be studied by neuroscience: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Di6mfaUruDY
The mind–body problem: An interview with the philosopher, Professor Ned Block: http://vimeo.com/58254376

Churchland, P. S. & Sejnowski, T. J. (1988). Perspectives on cognitive neuroscience. Science, 242, 741–745. An early, classic paper (before the advent of fMRI) that sets out the agenda for the field.: http://papers.cnl.salk.edu/PDFs/Perspectives%20on%20Cognitive%20Neuroscience%201988-3884.pdf
Coltheart, M. (2004). Brain imaging, connectionism and cognitive neuropsychology. Cognitive Neuropsychology, 21, 21–26. A critique of the cognitive neuroscience approach; in particular, whether brain imaging can inform cognitive theory.: http://explore.tandfonline.com/page/beh/students-guide-to-cognitive-neuroscience-related-articles/
Henson, R. (2005). What can functional neuroimaging tell the experimental psychologist? Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 58A, 193–233. An excellent summary of the role of functional imaging in psychology and a rebuttal of common criticisms.: http://explore.tandfonline.com/page/beh/students-guide-to-cognitive-neuroscience-related-articles/