| Description |
xii, 910 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Series |
A Series of books in psychology |
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Series of books in psychology.
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| Contents |
Organization of the nervous system -- Cellular organization of the nervous system -- Analyzing the brain through its biochemical activity -- Techniques, problems, and models -- Origins of the human brain and behavior -- The neurological exam and clinical tests -- Neurological disorders -- A general theory of brain organization and function -- Principles of neocortical organization -- Organization of the sensory systems -- Disorders of sensation and perception -- Organization of the motor systems -- Disorders of the motor systems -- The development of neuropsychology -- Principles of cerebral asymmetry -- Variations in cerebral asymmetry -- The parietal lobes -- The temporal lobes -- The frontal lobes -- Disconnection syndromes -- Memory -- Language -- Emotional processes -- Spatial behavior -- Development of function -- Recovery of function -- Neuropsychological assessment -- Applications of neuropsychological assessment -- Learning disabilities -- Psychiatric and motor disorders -- Head trauma and degenerative diseases -- Neuropsycholgoical test procedures and norms |
| Summary |
Presents a core of information that forms the basis of a course in neuropsychology; background information for those new to the study of the brain and a discussion of disorders of the brain that provides useful supplementary reading for the interested student |
| Analysis |
Human behavior |
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Neuropsychology |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Human behavior.
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Nervous system -- Diseases.
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Neuropsychology.
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Neuropsychology.
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| Author |
Whishaw, Ian Q., 1939-
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| LC no. |
89023574 |
| ISBN |
0716719738 |
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