Introductory chapters to each of 43 topic fields ranging from the fundamentals of neuroscience to developments in the inter-disciplinary fields of Computational Neuroscience and Neurophilosophy.

Covers both fundamental concepts related to the study of consciousness as well as recent advances in this rapidly changing domain. The Companion reflects the profoundly interdisciplinary nature of the domain by including contributions from philosophy of mind, artificial intelligence, experimental and clinical psychology, ethology, and neuroscience.

Discusses concepts such as language, memory, and intelligence, and includes three 'mini symposia'--on consciousness, brain scanning, and artificial intelligence--with contributions from a number of specialists, and encompassing a range of approaches. Topics include, artificial life, attachment theory, caffeine, cruelty, drama, extra-terrestrial intelligence, genetics of mental illness, imagination, lying, puzzles, and twins.

Provides a comprehensive and 'encyclopaedic' survey of modern biochemistry and molecular biology. The entries are short but informative, providing up-to-date information on a broad range of topics, including definitions for terms from the fields of Bioinformatics, Biophysics, Cell Biology, Chemistry, Genetics, Immunology, Mathematics, Microbiology, Pharmacology, Systems Biology, and Toxicology.