Neuropsychological Research - A Review (Paperback)

In a broad sense, neuropsychology stands for the branch of brain sciences that aims to understand how the structure and function of the brain relate to specific cognitive and psychological processes. The idea of developing a research field somewhere between neurology and cognitive psychology emerged in the 1960s as a result of studies conducted by both disciplines which, although using different methodologies and tools, were analysing the same issues. Neuropsychology particularly puts emphasis on the clinical and experimental study of the cognitive effects of brain injury or neurological diseases, taking models of normal cognitive functioning into account. Neuropsychological Research: A Review provides a meticulous overview of what has been achieved in the field of cognitive neuropsychology from its early beginnings in the 1960s and 1970s to the present day. Authors include some of the pioneers involved in the genesis of neuropsychology as an independent and distinct field of neuroscience. The comprehensive coverage includes language disorders, skilled movement disorders, recognition disorders, attentional and executive disorders, visuo-perceptual disorders, memory disorders, and neurodegenerative diseases. This fascinating text forms an enjoyable tribute to the rich heritage of neuropsychology, and will be essential reading for researchers and students of neuropsychology, clinical psychology, cognitive psychology, and behavioural neuroscience.

General

Imprint:	Psychology Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	February 2016
First published:	2008
Editors:	Peter Marien • Jubin Abutalebi
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 29mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	568
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-87757-3
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Physiological & neuro-psychology
LSN:	1-138-87757-3
Barcode:	9781138877573

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