History of Cognitive Neuroscience documents the major neuroscientific experiments and theories over the last century and a half in the domain of cognitive neuroscience, and evaluates the cogency of the conclusions that have been drawn from them. • Provides a companion work to the highly acclaimed Philosophical Foundations of Neuroscience - combining scientific detail with philosophical insights • Views the evolution of brain science through the lens of its principal figures and experiments • Addresses philosophical criticism of Bennett and Hacker's previous book • Accompanied by more than 100 illustrations