Cognitive Neuroscience of Decision-Making
Seiten
2025
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-009-40797-7 (ISBN)
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-009-40797-7 (ISBN)
This book presents a comprehensive yet concise overview of the cognitive science of human decision-making. Exploring the latest developments in this growing research field, it features a glossary, discussion points, and examples designed for undergraduate and postgraduate courses in psychology, cognitive neuroscience and neuropsychology.
There are many different types of decisions – from the important and life-changing to the mundane and everyday – but all are important for our functioning as humans. This book offers an accessible guide to the complex process of human decision-making, tailored for both undergraduate and graduate students. It combines recent research with real-life examples to provide a comprehensive understanding of the underlying biology of decision-making, its relationship to cognitive abilities such as working memory, executive function and attention, and its intersection with development. The book also explores applications and theories of decision-making, giving readers a broader perspective on the field. Presented in an accessible format with in-depth explanations, the work provides everything needed to build a strong basis of understanding of the underlying biology to the more complex topics of how decision-making develops and impacts on other behaviours. Discussion points are included throughout to encourage deeper reflection on the content covered.
There are many different types of decisions – from the important and life-changing to the mundane and everyday – but all are important for our functioning as humans. This book offers an accessible guide to the complex process of human decision-making, tailored for both undergraduate and graduate students. It combines recent research with real-life examples to provide a comprehensive understanding of the underlying biology of decision-making, its relationship to cognitive abilities such as working memory, executive function and attention, and its intersection with development. The book also explores applications and theories of decision-making, giving readers a broader perspective on the field. Presented in an accessible format with in-depth explanations, the work provides everything needed to build a strong basis of understanding of the underlying biology to the more complex topics of how decision-making develops and impacts on other behaviours. Discussion points are included throughout to encourage deeper reflection on the content covered.
Stacey A. Bedwell is a Lecturer in Psychology and Neuroscience who has developed courses on the neuropsychology of decision-making at King's College London and the University of Cambridge. She was awarded her PhD in Neuroanatomy in 2015.
1. Introduction; 2. Executive function and cognitive control; 3. The prefrontal cortex; 4. Prefrontal cortex structure and organisation; 5. Neurotransmitters and neurophysiology; 6. Memory; 7. Decision networks; 8. Decision-making styles and models of decision-making; 9. Development; 10. The role of childhood experiences in decision-making; 11. Decision-making deficits; 12. Implications of decision-making.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 11.11.2025 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | Worked examples or Exercises |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Gewicht | 381 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Allgemeine Psychologie |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Biopsychologie / Neurowissenschaften | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Verhaltenstherapie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-009-40797-X / 100940797X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-009-40797-7 / 9781009407977 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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