title: The neurobiology of cognition.
abstract: Perhaps the deepest mysteries facing the natural sciences concern the higher functions of the central nervous system. Understanding how the brain gives rise to mental experiences looms as one of the central challenges for science in the new millennium.
authors.affiliation: Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Neurobiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, California 94305, USA.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Nichols
authors.forename: W T
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Newsome
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology*; D003071:Cognition / Q000502:physiology*; D003243:Consciousness; D003657:Decision Making; D006801:Humans; D012961:Sociology; D014796:Visual Perception / Q000502:physiology