Forthcoming Cognitive Neuroscience Books

Forthcoming Books

1. The Neural Basis of Human Belief Systems

   Edited by Frank Krueger, Jordan Grafman

   Series: Contemporary Topics in Cognitive Neuroscience

   Is the everyday understanding of belief susceptible to scientific investigation? Belief is one of the most commonly used, yet unexplained terms in neuroscience. Beliefs can be seen as forms of mental representations and one of the building blocks of our conscious thoughts. This book provides an...

   To Be Published July 10th 2012 by Psychology Press
2. Neurorhetorics

   Edited by Jordynn Jack

   Series: Rhetoric Society Quarterly

   In academia, as well as in popular culture, the prefix "neuro-" now occurs with startling frequency. Scholars now publish research in the fields of neuroeconomics, neurophilosophy, neuromarketing, neuropolitics, and neuroeducation. Consumers are targeted with enhanced products and services, such as...

   To Be Published July 31st 2012 by Routledge
3. A New Science of Religion

   Edited by Greg Dawes, James Mclaurin

   Series: Routledge Studies in Religion

   Religious belief, once in the domain of the humanities, has found a new home in the sciences. Promising new developments in the study of religion by cognitive scientists and evolutionary theorists put forward empirical hypotheses regarding the origin, spread, and character of religious beliefs....

   To Be Published September 13th 2012 by Routledge
4. Language and Action in Cognitive Neuroscience

   Edited by Yann Coello, Angela Bartolo

   Series: Contemporary Topics in Cognitive Neuroscience

   This book collates the most up to date evidence from behavioural, brain imagery and stroke-patient studies, to discuss the ways in which cognitive and neural processes are responsible for language processing. Divided into six sections, the edited volume presents arguments from evolutionist,...

   To Be Published September 17th 2012 by Psychology Press
5. The Equilibrium of Human Syntax

   Symmetries in the Brain

   By Andrea Moro

   Series: Routledge Leading Linguists

   This book assembles a collection of papers in two different domains: formal syntax and neurolinguistics. Here Moro provides evidence that the two fields are becoming more and more interconnected and that the new fascinating empirical questions and results in the latter field cannot be obtained...

   To Be Published October 4th 2012 by Routledge
6. Routledge Handbook of Motor Control and Motor Learning

   Edited by Albert Gollhofer, Wolfgang Taube, Jens Bo Nielsen

   Series: Routledge International Handbooks

   The Routledge Handbook of Motor Control and Motor Learning is the first book to offer a comprehensive survey of neurophysiological, behavioural and biomechanical aspects of motor function. Adopting an integrative approach, it examines the full range of key topics in contemporary human movement...

   To Be Published November 13th 2012 by Routledge
7. Routledge Handbook of Physical Activity and Mental Health

   Edited by Panteleimon Ekkekakis

   Series: Routledge International Handbooks

   There is a growing body of evidence to suggest that physical activity can be an inexpensive, safe and effective lifestyle intervention for the prevention and treatment of a wide range of mental health problems. As clinicians around the world look for evidence-based alternatives and complements to...

   To Be Published December 29th 2012 by Routledge
8. Complex Systems in Sport

   Edited by Keith Davids, Robert Hristovski, Duarte Araújo, Natalia Balague Serre, Chris Button, Pedro Passos

   Series: Routledge Research in Sport and Exercise Science

   Complex systems in nature are those with many interacting parts, all capable of influencing global system outcomes. There is a growing body of research that has modeled sport performance from a complexity sciences perspective, studying the behavior of individual athletes and sports teams as...

   To Be Published April 14th 2013 by Routledge