Neuropsychology
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Presenting the fourth edition of a classic text on neuropsychology. This book covers the relationship between brain and behaviour, and will appeal to a wide variety of disciplines. Features: * Neuropsychological abnormalities are described in terms of the function or dysfunction of the lobes of the brain, in contrast to the cognitive approach of the competition. * Discussion of the neuropsychological abnormalities is preceded by a clear introduction to neuroanatomy and neurology. * Includes clearly discussed clinical case examples. New to this edition: * Discussion of advances in concurrent technologies such as neuroimaging. * Clarification of the nature of a behavioural neurology examination, and how it compares and contrasts with more standardised psychometric evaluations. * Updating of dementia section. * Expansion of Brain and Behaviour chapter, putting the approach of the book in the context of related disciplines.

Table of Contents:
Part 1: History of Neuropsychology. Ancient Civilization. Classical Greece. The Ventricular Localization Hypothesis. Search for the Cerebral Organ. Faculty Psychology and Discrete Localization. Lesion Studies of the 19th Century. The Cortical Map Makers. Modern Neuropsychology. Part 2: Basic Anatomy of the Brain. Anatomical Terms of Relationship. The Coverings of the Brain. The Cerebrospinal Fluid System. Gross Topography of the Brain. The Cerebral Cortex. The Brain Stem. The Internal Structure of the Hemispheres. Blood Supply of the Brain. Part 3: Elements of Neurology. Methods of Investigation. Common Neurological Disorders. Disruption of Higher Cerebral Functions. Epilepsy. Section 4: The Frontal Lobes. Anatomy and Functional Organization. The Frontal Lobe Controversy. The Frontal Lobe Syndrome. Psychosurgery. The Frontal Lobes and Personality. Cognitive Changes with Modified Leucotomy. Frontal Lobe Syndrome: One or Many? Part 5: The Temporal Lobes. Integrative Functions of the Temporal Lobe. Anatomical Features. Functional Organization. Complex Partial Seizures (Temporal Lobe Epilepsy). Electrical Stimulation of the Temporal Lobe. Temporal Lesions and Cognitive Change. Part 6: The Parietal Lobes. Anatomical Features. Sensory and Perceptual Disturbances. Disorders of Spatial Orientation. Constructional Apraxia. Spatial Alexia and Acalculia. Spatial Disorders: General Comments. Unilateral Spatial Neglect. Disorders of the Body Schema. The Gertsmann Syndrome. The Parietal Lobes and Short Term Memory. Postural Arm Drift. Part 7: The Occipital Lobes. Anatomical Features. Cerebral Blindness. Hysterical Blindness. Visual Perception. Visual Agnosia. Alexia without Agraphia. Visual Hallucinations. Electrical Stimulation. Part 8: Hemispheric Asymmetry of Function. The Concept of Cerebral Dominance. Unilateral Lesion Studies. Hemispherectomy. Cerebral Commissurotomy. Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum. Functional Asymmetry in Normal Subjects. Dominance Revisited. Part 9: The Interbrain. The Diencephalon. Functional Disorders. Part 10: Neuropsychological Assessment. General Considerations. Hypothesis Testing in the Single Case. Case Examples. Part 11: Brain and Behaviour: The Broader Context. A Major Orientation. Related Disciplines. Roles for Clinical Neuropsychology.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780443060519
  • Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Height: 234 mm
  • Returnable: N
  • Width: 156 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0443060517
  • Publisher Date: 16 Mar 1999
  • Edition: Revised edition
  • Language: English
  • Weight: 831 gr


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