Description
The Mind’s Machine, 2nd edition (PDF), was written to impart the core concepts of behavioral neuroscience to students in a diverse range of disciplines, including not only psychology and the other life sciences, but philosophy, media studies, art, linguistics, and the like. Through the use of a streamlined textbook, novel pedagogical features, full-color art, and real-life examples and analogies, the ebook succeeded in engaging students new to neuroscience without sacrificing accuracy.
Features of the new 2nd edition:
- Photographs: Pictures show students ‘real-life’ examples of concepts and topics.
- Vignettes: Each chapter begins with a gripping vignette relating the material that follows to a real-life situation.
- Parts: Larger, standalone ‘Parts’ of chapters are written discretely to maximize flexibility in assigning readings.
- Boxes: Boxes describe interesting applications, essential methods, sidelights, historical perspectives, or refreshers on theoretical concepts.
- Marginal Glossary: Bold-faced terms are defined in the margins of the ebook to help students identify and learn key terminology as they read.
- Researchers at Work: The important discoveries are explained and illustrated to highlight the process of experimentation and hypothesis testing.
- ‘How’s it going?’ Questions: At the end of each section are review questions to help students organize and rehearse what they’ve learned from the textbook.
- NEW! Signs and Symptoms: This new feature highlights critical clinical issues related to the chapter topics that apply behavioral neuroscience to the study of clinical disorders.
- QR Codes: Using their smartphones, students can instantly access support material from the Companion Website, such as animations, activities, and videos to further explain topics.
- A Step Further: This feature offers additional, more advanced material for an instructor who wants to make specific topics more challenging or for students who want to know more
- Color Art: The figures are beautifully drawn to aid students’ understanding of biological processes. Concisely labeled and explained, the figures are one of the most vital pedagogical features in the textbook.
- Visual Summary: A graphic layout helps organize the material and directs college students to the figures that reinforce each point. Bold-faced vital terms, callouts to pertinent figures, and references to the Companion Website are provided.
978-1605352763, 978-1605354446
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NOTE: This product only contains the ebook The Mind’s Machine 2e in PDF. No access codes included.
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