MATLAB for Brain and Cognitive Scientists

by Mike X Cohen

Overview

An introduction to a popular programming language for neuroscience research, taking the reader from beginning to intermediate and advanced levels of MATLAB programming.

MATLAB is one of the most popular programming languages for neuroscience and psychology research. Its balance of usability, visualization, and widespread use makes it one of the most powerful tools in a scientist's toolbox. In this book, Mike Cohen teaches brain scientists how to program in MATLAB, with a focus on applications most commonly used in neuroscience and psychology. Although most MATLAB tutorials will abandon users at the beginner's level, leaving them to sink or swim, MATLAB for Brain and Cognitive Scientists takes readers from beginning to intermediate and advanced levels of MATLAB programming, helping them gain real expertise in applications that they will use in their work.

The book offers a mix of instructive text and rigorous explanations of MATLAB code along with programming tips and tricks. The goal is to teach the reader how to program data analyses in neuroscience and psychology. Readers will learn not only how to but also how not to program, with examples of bad code that they are invited to correct or improve. Chapters end with exercises that test and develop the skills taught in each chapter. Interviews with neuroscientists and cognitive scientists who have made significant contributions their field using MATLAB appear throughout the book. MATLAB for Brain and Cognitive Scientists is an essential resource for both students and instructors, in the classroom or for independent study.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780262338424
Publisher:	MIT Press
Publication date:	07/14/2017
Sold by:	Penguin Random House Publisher Services
Format:	eBook
Pages:	576
File size:	13 MB
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About the Author

Mike X Cohen is Assistant Professor in the Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition, and Behavior at the Radboud University and University Medical Center, Nijmegan, the Netherlands. He is the author of Analyzing Neural Time Series Data: Theory and Practice (MIT Press).

What People are Saying About This

Srikantan Nagarajan

An excellent primer on programming, linear algebra, signal processing, and statistics with MATLAB essential for data analysis by neuroscientists! Read it for a journey with valuable advice from Mike Cohen that can transform you from a novice to an expert in data analysis, and keep it on your bookshelf as a lifelong reference!

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An excellent primer on programming, linear algebra, signal processing, and statistics with MATLAB essential for data analysis by neuroscientists! Read it for a journey with valuable advice from Mike Cohen that can transform you from a novice to an expert in data analysis, and keep it on your bookshelf as a lifelong reference!

—Srikantan Nagarajan, Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco

From the Publisher

An excellent primer on programming, linear algebra, signal processing, and statistics with MATLAB essential for data analysis by neuroscientists! Read it for a journey with valuable advice from Mike Cohen that can transform you from a novice to an expert in data analysis, and keep it on your bookshelf as a lifelong reference!

—Srikantan Nagarajan, Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco