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Developmental Disorders of the Brain: Brain and Behaviour addresses
disabilities that occur or have their roots in the early,
developmental phase of life which are of utmost concern to parents,
siblings, carers and teachers. This text describes the latest
clinical and behavioral findings of disorders which largely or
entirely involve the frontostriatal (basal ganglia) system
including Tourette's, Obsessive-Compulsive and
Attention-Deficit-Hyperactivity disorders, Schizophrenia, Autism,
gambling and addiction, depression, and Conduct, Developmental
Motor Co-ordination, and language disorders. Examples of disorders
involving the frontocerebellar are also described such as
Asperger's disorder, Williams, Fragile X, and Cerebellar Cognitive
Affective syndromes, and Friedreich Ataxia. This book also
discusses the relevant anatomy, physiology and pathology, and some
of the major functions mediated by affected or relevant structures,
together with accounts of the latest recording, brain imaging and
stimulating techniques related to these kinds of disorders.
Covering both frontostriatal and frontocerebellar, systems which
control and direct normal behavior, and which can fail with often
distressing consequences during development, as well as addressing
behavioural, clinical, pathophysiological and technical aspects,
this text is vital to understanding, diagnosis and management of
developmental disorders of the brain. This text will be of great
interest to clinicians, researchers, teachers and parents.
The last decade has seen an explosive burst of new information about human origins and our evolutionary status with respect to other species. We have long been considered unique as upright, bipedal creatures endowed with language, the ability to use tools, to think and introspect. We now know that other creatures may be more or less capable of similar behaviour, and that these human capacities in many cases have long evolutionary trajectories. Our information about such matters comes from a diverse variety of disciplines, including experimental and neuropsychology, primatology, ethology, archaeology, palaeontology, comparative linguistics and molecular biology. It is the interdisciplinary nature of the newly-emerging information which bears upon one of the profoundest scientific human questions - our origin and place in the animal kingdom, whether unique or otherwise - which makes the general topic so fascinating to layperson, student, and expert alike. The book attempts to integrate across a wide range of disciplines an evolutionary view of human psychology, with particular reference to language, praxis and aesthetics. A chapter on evolution, from the appearance of life to the earliest mammals, is followed by one which examines the appearance of primates, hominids and the advent of bipedalism. There follows a more detailed account of the various species of Homo, the morphology and origin of modern H. sapiens sapiens as seen from the archaeological/palaeontological and molecular-biological perspectives. The origins of art and an aesthetic sense in the Acheulian and Mousterian through to the Upper Palaeolithic are seen in the context of the psychology of art. Two chapters on language address its nature and realization centrally and peripherally, the prehistory and neuropsychology of speech, and evidence for speech and/or language in our hominid ancestors. A chapter on tool use and praxis examines such behaviour in other species, primate and non-primate, the neurology of praxis and its possible relation to language. Encephalization and the growth of the brain, phylogenetically and ontogenetically, and its relationship to intellectual capacity leads on finally to a consideration of intelligence, social intelligence, consciousness and self awareness. A final chapter reviews the issues covered. The book, of around 70.000 words of text, includes over 500 references over half of which date from 1994 or later.
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Developmental Disorders of the Brain: Brain and Behaviour addresses
disabilities that occur or have their roots in the early,
developmental phase of life which are of utmost concern to parents,
siblings, carers and teachers. This text describes the latest
clinical and behavioral findings of disorders which largely or
entirely involve the frontostriatal (basal ganglia) system
including Tourette's, Obsessive-Compulsive and
Attention-Deficit-Hyperactivity disorders, Schizophrenia, Autism,
gambling and addiction, depression, and Conduct, Developmental
Motor Co-ordination, and language disorders. Examples of disorders
involving the frontocerebellar are also described such as
Asperger's disorder, Williams, Fragile X, and Cerebellar Cognitive
Affective syndromes, and Friedreich Ataxia. This book also
discusses the relevant anatomy, physiology and pathology, and some
of the major functions mediated by affected or relevant structures,
together with accounts of the latest recording, brain imaging and
stimulating techniques related to these kinds of disorders.
Covering both frontostriatal and frontocerebellar, systems which
control and direct normal behavior, and which can fail with often
distressing consequences during development, as well as addressing
behavioural, clinical, pathophysiological and technical aspects,
this text is vital to understanding, diagnosis and management of
developmental disorders of the brain. This text will be of great
interest to clinicians, researchers, teachers and parents.
Clinical Neuropsychology is an up-to-the minute overview of the
major and many interesting minor disorders and behavioral syndromes
caused by localized brain damage or abnormal brain functioning. The
text combines clinical findings with studies on normal, healthy
individuals to provide a comprehensive picture of the human brain's
operation and function. Biological rather than cognitive in
emphasis, Clinical Neuropsychology integrates findings across a
broad range of disciplines. This text serves as an up-to-date
reference source for clinicians, researchers, and graduate students
and as a textbook for advanced undergraduate courses on clinical
neuropsychology. Coverage includes the ramifications of localized
brain damage/abnormal brain functioning on emotion, thought,
language, and behavior, illustrative case histories, chapter
overviews, and more than 700 recent references.
Key Features
* More than 700 recent references
* Extensive illustrations
* Interesting and unusual illustrative case histories from recent
literature
* An overview and a list of important further readings end each
chapter
* Comprehensive index
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