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The Handbook of Memory Disorders

The Handbook of Memory Disorders


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The eagerly awaited 2nd edition of this classic handbook is acritical, thorough account of memory disorders relating toneurological processes and to developmental and acquired braindamage and presents comprehensive sections on theory, assessment,treatment and management of memory disorders. Written by a truly international team of experts, this completelyupdated edition offers an authoritative review of the key areas ofresearch and development in this field. ? Completely updated and expanded ? New sections and chapters reflect many of the biggest growthareas in the field in recent years, such as confabulation, falsememory and the frontal lobes ? Written by an international team of experts

Table of Contents:
About the Editors viii List of Contributors ix Preface xii Preface to the First Edition xiv Section I Theoretical Background 1 Chapter 1 The Psychology of Memory 3 Alan D. Baddeley Chapter 2 Neurobiological Foundations of Human Memory 17 Daniel Tranel and Antonio R. Damasio Chapter 3 Functional Neuroimaging of Memory 57 Michael D. Rugg Chapter 4 The Medial Temporal Lobe and Memory for Facts and Events 81 Joseph R. Manns and Larry R. Squire Chapter 5 Connectionist Models of Memory Disorders 101 Jaap Murre Chapter 6 Psychopharmacology of Human Memory 123 H. Valerie Curran and Herbert Weingartner Copyrighted Material Section II Varieties of Memory Disorder 143 Chapter 7 The Amnesic Syndrome: Overview and Subtypes 145 Margaret O’ Connor and Mieke Verfaillie Chapter 8 Theories of Anterograde Amnesia 167 Andrew R. Mayes Chapter 9 Retrograde Amnesia 189 Michael D. Kopelman Chapter 10 Transient Global Amnesia 209 Georg Goldenberg Chapter 11 Recovery of Memory Function in Neurological Disease 233 Narinder Kapur and Kim S. Graham Chapter 12 Neuropsychological Impairments of Verbal Short-term Memory 249 Giuseppe Vallar and Costanza Papagno Chapter 13 Neuropsychological Impairments of Visual and Spatial Working Memory 271 Sergio Della Sala and Robert H. Logie Chapter 14 Disorders of Semantic Memory 293 Julie Snowden Chapter 15 The Cognitive Neuroscience of Confabulation: A Review and a Model 315 Asaf Gilboa and Morris Moscovitch Chapter 16 The Cognitive Neuropsychology of False Memories: Theory and Data 343 Chad S. Dodson and Daniel L. Schacter Chapter 17 Frontal Lobes and Memory 363 Juliana V. Baldo and Arthur P. Shimamura Chapter 18 Posttraumatic Amnesia and Residual Memory Deficit after Closed Head Injury 381 Harvey S. Levin and Gerri Hanten Chapter 19 Schizophrenia 413 Peter McKenna, Tisha Ornstein and Alan D. Baddeley Chapter 20 Memory and Emotional Disorder 437 Tim Dalgleish and Sally G. Cox Chapter 21 Psychogenic Amnesia 451 Michael D. Kopelman Section III Development and Memory 473 Chapter 22 Memory Development During the Childhood Years 475 Susan E. Gathercole Chapter 23 Children with Intellectual Disabilities 501 Stefano Vicari and Giovanni Augusto Carlesimo Chapter 24 Developmental Amnesias and Acquired Amnesias of Childhood 521 Christine M. Temple Chapter 25 Memory in Elderly People 543 Jill D. Kester, Aaron S. Benjamin, Alan D. Castel and Fergus I.M. Craik Chapter 26 The Memory Deficit in Alzheimer’s Disease 569 James T. Becker and Amy A. Overman Chapter 27 Memory Disorders in Subcortical Dementia 591 Jason Brandt and Cynthia A. Munro Section IV Assessment and Management of Memory Problems 615 Chapter 28 Assessment of Memory Disorders 617 Barbara A. Wilson Chapter 29 Separating Memory from Other Cognitive Disorders 637 Diane B. Howieson and Muriel D. Lezak Chapter 30 Management and Remediation of Memory Problems in Brain-injured Adults 655 Barbara A. Wilson Chapter 31 Assessment and Management of Memory Problems in Children 683 Judith A. Middleton Chapter 32 Assessment and Intervention in Dementia of Alzheimer Type 711 Linda Clare Chapter 33 Reducing the Impact of Cognitive Impairment in Dementia 741 Bob Woods Chapter 34 External Memory Aids and Computers in Memory Rehabilitation 757 Narinder Kapur, Elizabeth L. Glisky and Barbara A. Wilson Chapter 35 Emotional and Social Consequences of Memory Disorders 785 Robyn L. Tate Author Index 809 Subject Index 835

About the Author :
Alan Baddeley is Professor of Psychology at York University and one of the world's leading authorities on Human Memory. He is celebrated for devising the ground-breaking and highly influential working memory model with Graham Hitch in the early 1970s, a model which still proves valuable today in recognising the functions of short-term memory. He was awarded a CBE for his contributions to the study of memory, is a Fellow of the Royal Society, of the British Academy and of the Academy of Medical Sciences. In 2012 he was the recipient of the BPS Research Board's Lifetime Achievement Award recognising his outstanding record of personal achievements and significant contributions to the advancement of psychological knowledge.

Review :
“…incorporates several changes and additions that reflect the progress that has been made…promises to be a valuable resource…” (The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, Vol 57A(5), 2004)


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780471498193
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • Height: 251 mm
  • No of Pages: 880
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 1786 gr
  • ISBN-10: 047149819X
  • Publisher Date: 11 Oct 2002
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 53 mm
  • Width: 177 mm


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