MATLAB for Brain and Cognitive Scientists (Hardcover)

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.

MATLAB是神經科學和心理學研究中最受歡迎的程式語言之一。它的易用性、可視化功能和廣泛應用使其成為科學家工具箱中最強大的工具之一。在這本書中，Mike Cohen教導腦科學家如何使用MATLAB進行編程，重點放在神經科學和心理學中最常用的應用上。儘管大多數MATLAB教程會在初學者級別放棄使用者，讓他們自生自滅，但《MATLAB for Brain and Cognitive Scientists》將讀者從初級水平帶到中級和高級的MATLAB編程水平，幫助他們在工作中獲得真正的專業知識。本書結合了教學文本和對MATLAB代碼的嚴格解釋，並提供編程技巧和訣竅。目標是教讀者如何在神經科學和心理學中進行數據分析的編程。讀者不僅會學到如何編程，還會學到如何不編程，並提供了一些糟糕代碼的示例，讀者可以改正或改進。每章結束時都有練習題，測試和發展每章所教授的技能。書中還包含了使用MATLAB在其領域做出重大貢獻的神經科學家和認知科學家的訪談。《MATLAB for Brain and Cognitive Scientists》是學生和教師在課堂上或獨立學習中的必備資源。