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"Neuroscience investigates the human brain, from the functional organization of large scale cerebral systems to microscopic neurochemical processes. Topics include the neural substrates of perception, attention, memory, language, learning, neurological disorders, affect, stress and motivation." (SU Dept. of Psychology)

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Neuroscience (psychology)

Related guides

Psychology - General
Affective Science (Psychology)
Cognitive Psychology
Developmental Psychology
Social Psychology

Around Stanford

Stanford's Department of Psychology
Falconer Biology Library
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Overviews

Encyclopedias and handbooks

The cognitive neurosciences / Michael S. Gazzaniga, editor-in-chief ; section editors, Emilio Bizzi ... [et al.].
4th ed. Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2009.
Falconer » Stacks » QP360.5 .N4986 2009

"Each edition of this classic reference has proved to be a benchmark in the developing field of cognitive neuroscience. "

Encyclopedia of consciousness / edited by William P. Banks.
London : Academic Press, 2009.
Green » InfoCenter (Non-circulating) » BF311 .E53 2009 V.1

"Organized alphabetically by topic, coverage encompasses a summary of major research and scientific thought regarding the nature of consciousness, the neural circuitry involved, how the brain, body, and world interact, and our understanding of subjective states."

How to explain a brain : an educator's handbook of brain terms and cognitive processes / Robert Sylwester.
Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Corwin Press, c2005.
Green » InfoCenter (Non-circulating) » RC334 .S98 2005
The Praeger handbook of learning and the brain / edited by Sheryl Feinstein.
Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2006.
Cubberley » Reference (Non-circulating) » LB1060 .P683 2006 V.1

Databases

Psychology Databases

PsycINFO [electronic resource].
[Bethesda, Md.] : Cambridge Scientific Abstracts

Contains citations and summaries of journal articles, book chapters, books, and technical reports in the field of psychology and psychological aspects of related disciplines.

PsycARTICLES [electronic resource].
Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association,

Provides full text access to articles from journals published by APA and allied organizations since 1988. Covers general psychology and specialized basic, applied, clinical, and theoretical research in psychology.

PsycCritiques [electronic resource].
Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association
PsycTESTS [electronic resource].
Washington, DC : American Psychological Association.

Related Databases

Health and psychosocial instruments [electronic resource].
New York, N.Y. : Ovid Technologies [distributor, 19--]-

A database designed to help identify measurement tests used in health, psychosocial sciences, organizational behavior, and library and information science; provides sources, abstract, and reviewer(s) when applicable.

Linguistics and language behavior abstracts : LLBA.
La Jolla, Calif. : Sociological Abstracts, Inc., 1985- 2004.
SAL3 » Stacks » P1 .L26 V.27 PT.2 1993

"Mental Measurements Yearbook, produced by the Buros Institute, contains full text information about and reviews of all English-language standardized tests covering educational skills, personality, vocational aptitude, psychology, and related areas as included in the printed "Mental Measurements Yearbooks."

Websites

Mind, Brain and Computation: A Center for Research at Stanford
"The Center is dedicated to understanding how mental functions such as perceiving, understanding, thinking, feeling, and decision-making arise from neural processes in the brain."
Parallel Distributed Processing Lab
"We study all aspects of human cognition through behavioral and neuroscience experiments and neural network modelling."
Stanford Memory Laboratory
"In our research, we adopt a multi-modal imaging approach that combines the spatial resolution of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) with the temporal resolution of magnetoencephalography (MEG) and, more recently, electroencephalography (EEG)."
Decision Neuroscience Laboratory
"The Decision Neuroscience Laboratory investigates the neural basis of human decision making."
Symbiotic Project on Affective Neuroscience
"Our research investigates neural mechanisms that support emotion, and explores implications of these discoveries for decision making and mental health. Our progress ultimately relies upon a symbiosis of psychological theory and neuroscience methods."
Vision and Perception Neuroscience Lab
"Our research utilizes functional imaging (fMRI), computational techniques, and behavioral methods to investigate visual recognition and other high-level visual processes."
Stanford Vision and NeuroDevelopment Lab
"It is this interaction between visual experience and the structure and function of the brain that is the focus of research activity in my laboratory."
Stanford Vision Imaging Sciences and Technology
"We use neuroimaging methods (fMRI, DTI) and behavior to study the human visual system."

Journals

Key Journals

Annual review of neuroscience.
Palo Alto, Calif., Annual Reviews.
Falconer » Serials » Shelved by title V.35 2012
The Behavioral and brain sciences.
[New York] Cambridge University Press.
Green » Stacks » QP351 .B38 V.34 2011:FEB.-DEC
Cognitive, affective & behavioral neuroscience.
Austin, TX : Psychonomic Society, c2001-
Green » Stacks » QP351 .P542 V.10 2010
Journal of cognitive neuroscience.
Cambridge, Mass. : Published by the MIT Press with the Cognitive Neuroscience Institute, c1989-
Green » Stacks » QP360 .J695 V.22 2010:NOV.-DEC
Nature neuroscience.
New York, NY : Nature America Inc., c1998-
Falconer » Serials » Shelved by title V.14:NO.7-12 2011
NeuroImage [electronic resource].
Orlando, Fla. : Academic Press
Neuron.
Cambridge, Mass. : Cell Press,
Falconer » Serials » Shelved by title V.21:NO.1-2 1998
Neuropsychologia; an international journal.
Oxford [etc.] Pergamon Press.
SAL3 » Stacks » RC321 .N435 V.39:NO.1-4 2001
Neuroreport.
Oxford, UK : Rapid Communications of Oxford Ltd., [1990-
Falconer » Serials » Shelved by title V.22:NO.10-11,13-18 2011
Vision research [electronic resource] : an international journal in visual science.
[Oxford ; New York] : Pergamon

More Journals

Behavioral neuroscience.
Washington : American Psychological Association, inc., 1983-
SAL3 » Use restricted to Green » BF1 .J57 V.119 2005:FEB.-JUN
Brain and cognition.
New York : Academic Press, [c1982-
Green » Stacks » QP376 .B69595 V.69 2009:FEB.-MAR
Cognitive neuropsychology.
London ; Hillsdale, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, c1984-
Green » Stacks » BF311 .C51 V.27 2010:FEB.-DEC
Current opinion in neurobiology.
London, UK : Current Biology Ltd., c1991-
Falconer » Serials » Shelved by title V.19 2009
Developmental neuropsychology.
Hillsdale, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, c1985-
SAL3 » Use restricted to Green » BF712.5 .D48 V.27-28 2005
Frontiers in neuroscience [electronic resource].
Lausanne, Switzerland : Frontiers Research Foundation
Journal of neurolinguistics.
Tokyo, Japan : Language Sciences Publisher, 1985-
SAL3 » Stacks » RC423 .A1 J66 V.21 2008
Journal of neurophysiology.
[Washington, etc.] American Physiological Society [etc.]
Falconer » Serials » Shelved by title V.107:NO.3-4 2012
Neurobiology of aging [electronic resource].
[New York, NY] : Elsevier, 1980-
Neuropsychology.
Philadelphia, PA : Philadelphia Clinical Neuropsychology Group, c1987-
Green » Stacks » QP360 .N492 V.19 2005
Neuropsychology review.
New York : Plenum Press, c1990-
Green » Stacks » QP360 .N498 V.18 2008
Social cognitive and affective neuroscience [electronic resource].
Oxford, UK : Oxford Journals, Oxford University Press
Spatial vision.
Utrecht, The Netherlands : VNU Science Press, 1985-2009.
Green » Stacks » QP474 .S68 V.22 2009
Visual neuroscience [electronic resource].
[Cambridge, England] : Cambridge University Press