Michael Gazzaniga

Michael Gazzaniga (Ph.D., California Institute of Technology) is the David T. McLaughlin Distinguished Professor at Dartmouth College and Distinguished Visiting Professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He founded and presides over the Cognitive Neuroscience Institute and is founding editor-in-chief of the Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience. He is president of the American Psychological Society and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Science. Professor Gazzaniga’s research focuses on split-brain patients. He has held positions at the University of California, Santa Barbara; New York University; the State University of New York, Stony Brook; Cornell University Medical College; and the University of California, Davis.

Books by Michael Gazzaniga

  1. Book CoverCognitive Neuroscience: The Biology of the Mind

    Third Edition

    Three leading figures in the field of cognitive neuroscience provide an engaging, narrative driven overview of this path-breaking field.More

  2. Book CoverPsychological Science

    Third Edition

    A dynamic, student-centered textbook that brings together the science of psychology and the science of learning.More

  3. Book CoverPsychological Science

    Third Canadian Edition

    The world of psychological science, made especially relevant for Canadian students.More

  4. Book CoverPsychological Science

    Fourth Edition

    A text that applies what researchers and educators have discovered about how, where, and why students learn. The result: science made accessible.More

  5. Book CoverPsychological Science: Mind, Brain, and Behavior

    Second Edition

    Adopted at nearly 200 colleges and universities, the First Edition of Psychological Science was the most successful new introductory psychology text published in over a decade.More