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This outstanding text gives students a solid grounding in clinical and experimental neuropsychology. The author is a leading authority whose engaging writing style and thorough yet concise coverage of brain localization, anatomy, and their links to cognitive function make the book ideal for undergraduate or graduate use. It is illustrated with more than 60 figures, including six color plates.

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• Part I Introduction
• Chapter 1 The Discipline of Neuropsychology(p. 3)
• What Is Neuropsychology?(p. 3)
• Branches of Neuropsychology(p. 4)
• Comparative Neuropsychology(p. 5)
• Conceptual Issues(p. 6)
• Historical Background(p. 8)
• Clinical Neuropsychology(p. 11)
• Experimental Neuropsychology(p. 14)
• Cognitive Neuropsychology(p. 17)
• The Fringe(p. 18)
• The Plan of This Book(p. 19)
• Conclusion(p. 20)
• Chapter 2 The Structure of the Central Nervous System(p. 22)
• Terminology(p. 23)
• The Environment of the CNS(p. 24)
• The Spinal Cord(p. 26)
• Divisions of the Brain(p. 27)
• The Brain Stem(p. 29)
• The Cerebellum(p. 31)
• The Diencephalon-The Subcortical Forebrain(p. 31)
• The Telencephalon-The Cerebral Cortex(p. 35)
• Conclusion(p. 40)
• Part II Clinical Studies
• Chapter 3 The Frontal Lobes(p. 45)
• Some Methodological Issues(p. 45)
• Intelligence(p. 48)
• Specific Functions(p. 51)
• The Motor and Premotor Cortex(p. 52)
• The Prefrontal Cortex(p. 54)
• Broca's Area(p. 61)
• The Orbital Cortex(p. 61)
• Modern Theories of Frontal Lobe Function(p. 64)
• Lateralization of the Frontal Lobe(p. 67)
• Conclusion(p. 68)
• Chapter 4 The Temporal Lobes(p. 72)
• Audition(p. 74)
• Vision(p. 78)
• Attention(p. 78)
• Memory(p. 80)
• Personality(p. 89)
• Conclusion(p. 91)
• Chapter 5 The Parietal Lobes(p. 95)
• Somatosensory Perception(p. 96)
• Tactile Perception and Body Sense(p. 98)
• Spatial Orientation(p. 101)
• Spatial Neglect(p. 104)
• Symbolic Syntheses(p. 108)
• Apraxia(p. 109)
• Intersensory Association(p. 113)
• Short-Term Memory(p. 113)
• Gerstmann Syndrome(p. 113)
• Language(p. 114)
• Conclusion(p. 114)
• Chapter 6 The Occipital Lobes(p. 118)
• Anatomical Divisions(p. 118)
• Basic Visual Functions(p. 121)
• Visual Perceptual Functions(p. 123)
• Blindsight(p. 127)
• Visual Prostheses(p. 128)
• Conclusion(p. 129)
• Integration of Cortical Functions(p. 130)
• Chapter 7 Language(p. 134)
• The Lateralization of Language(p. 134)
• Varieties of Aphasia(p. 136)
• Anatomical Structures(p. 139)
• The Forms of Aphasia(p. 141)
• Aphasia Assessment(p. 150)
• The Rehabilitation of Aphasics(p. 151)
• Conclusion(p. 153)
• Chapter 8 Degenerative Diseases and Profound Brain Injury(p. 159)
• Multiple Sclerosis(p. 160)
• Parkinson's Disease(p. 162)
• Huntington's Disease(p. 165)
• Profound Brain Injury(p. 167)
• Chapter 9 The Subcortex and Psychosurgery(p. 180)
• Neurosurgery(p. 182)
• Psychosurgery(p. 185)
• Conclusion(p. 191)
• Part III Experimental Studies
• Chapter 10 Split Brains and Dual Minds(p. 199)
• The Commissurotomy Operation and the Patients(p. 200)
• The Effects of Commissurotomy(p. 202)
• Consciousness Divided?(p. 211)
• Conclusion(p. 215)
• Chapter 11 Divided Visual Field Studies(p. 220)
• The Technique(p. 221)
• The Evidence(p. 224)
• The Theories(p. 234)
• Conclusion(p. 239)
• Chapter 12 Dichotic Listening(p. 245)
• The Technique(p. 245)
• Lateral Ear Asymmetries(p. 247)
• Attention(p. 252)
• An Index of Lateralization(p. 255)
• Conclusion(p. 256)
• Other Methods in Experimental Neuropsychology(p. 257)
• Chapter 13 Electrophysiology and Imaging(p. 263)
• Electrophysiology(p. 263)
• Minor Physiological Techniques(p. 279)
• Brain Imaging(p. 280)
• Conclusion(p. 285)
• Chapter 14 Individual Differences: Gender and Handedness(p. 292)
• Gender Differences in Cerebral Organization(p. 292)
• Handedness(p. 297)
• Conclusion(p. 309)
• Part IV Applications
• Chapter 15 Neuropsychological Practice(p. 317)
• Testing for Brain Damage(p. 318)
• The Assessment of Specific Functions(p. 323)
• Assessment in Practice(p. 329)
• Rehabilitation(p. 332)
• Conclusion(p. 336)
• Chapter 16 Neuropsychiatry and Neuropsychology(p. 340)
• Neuropsychiatry(p. 341)
• Functional States and Laterality(p. 345)
• Theoretical Models(p. 350)
• Conclusion(p. 354)
• Author Index(p. 360)
• Subject Index(p. 370)
• Index of Tests and Procedures(p. 380)

Notas de autor provistas por Syndetics

J. Graham Beaumont, PhD, CPsychol, FBPsS, is Head of the Department of Clinical Psychology at the Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability in Putney, London, United Kingdom