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Hardbound. Volume 10 of this essential reference source includes two sections. Section 14 covers event related potentials and their relation to cognition. Following a chapter on methodology, the section develops the applications of ERP to the study of attention, language and memory. The section also reviews ERP changes in the developing brain, aging and dementia, head injuries and psychopathology. Section 15 deals with Positron Emission Tomography. Following two introductory chapters on methodology, the section includes chapters on the prefrontal cortex and psychosis, learning, memory and aging. The concluding chapter deals with PET investigations in non-human primates.