Experimentation in Cognitive Neuroscience and Cognitive Neurobiology 3

Cognitive Neuroscience and the Study of Memory

The neurosciences have grown rapidly over the last half century. This growth has been stimulated by two important developments. First, molecular biology has transformed cellular neurobiology and has led to a new conceptual framework for signaling, a molecular framework that encompasses not only signaling in nerve cells but in all the cells of the body. Second, work on brain and cognition, which...

What can developmental and comparative cognitive neuroscience tell us about the adult human brain?

Michael Platt is an associate professor of Neurobiology and Evolutionary Anthropology at Duke University, and Director of the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience. His research focuses on the neuroethology and neuroeconomics of human and nonhuman primate behavior and cognition. Michael received his BA from Yale and his PhD from the University of Pennsylvania, both in biological anthropology, and w...

The Mind Bending Quest for Cognitive Enhancers

Adequate cognitive functioning is essential for daily activities. When there is an insult to the brain, cognitive abilities can suffer, which, in turn, produce substantial medical and functional impairment. Advances in neurobiology, circuit neuroscience, and clinical assessment technology are converging in a manner that holds promise for the development of new pharmacological agents for cogniti...

Cognitive neuroscience.

Generalist genes and cognitive neuroscience.

Multivariate genetic research suggests that a single set of genes affects most cognitive abilities and disabilities. This finding already has far-reaching implications for cognitive neuroscience, and will become even more revealing when this - presumably large - set of generalist genes is identified. Similar to other complex disorders and dimensions, molecular genetic research on cognitive abil...