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Online Reference Books
You'll find these online reference books useful when you need quick background information, you can't remember a fact, or you're starting a project in an area you're not familiar with.
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Encyclopedia of NeuroscienceNeuroscience encyclopedia that includes neurosurgery, psychiatry, and other topics related to neuroscience.
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Encyclopedia of the Neurological SciencesOnline encyclopedia with over 1000 entries about the neurological sciences. Articles available in both HTML and PDF formats.
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Handbook of Clinical LinguisticsThe Handbook of Clinical Linguistics is an original, in-depth survey of the field for students and practitioners of speech-language pathology, linguistics, psychology, and education.
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International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral SciencesHuge reference work that attempts to integrate these two large areas of work and research.
Selected Print Reference Books
These print books provide an overview of cognitive science. They are all shelved in the Science Reference collection on C-level of MSEL.
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Encyclopedia of Cognitive ScienceCall Number: Eisenhower C Level Reference, Non-Circulating BF311.E53 2003A four-volume set that provides a comprehensive look at all aspects of cognitive science. Heavily illustrated, it also provides bibliographies and lists of further readings. These books can only be used in the Eisenhower Library and cannot be checked out. -
Principles of Cognitive NeuroscienceCall Number: Eisenhower C Level Reference, Non-Circulating QP360.5 .P73 2013ISBN: 9780878935734A heavily illustrated textbook. Includes a glossary and an appendix on the human nervous system. This book can only be used in the Eisenhower Library and cannot be checked out. -
Cognitive NeuroscienceCall Number: Eisenhower C Level Reference, Non-Circulating QP360.5 .G39 2014ISBN: 9780393913484Another heavily illustrated textbook. Includes glossary and 'boxes' or pages that provide more detail on topics. This book can only be used in the Eisenhower Library and cannot be checked out.
Research Methods
An extensive, comprehensive online resource filled with in-depth, step-by-step descriptions of how and when to conduct specific types of research. It covers all the widely used (and some rarer) qualitative and quantitative techniques.