| Description |
xv, 348 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: PART I: Evolution of the Discipline -- 1. Neuropsychology: past, present, and future (1988) -- 2. Four neuropsychologists (1994) -- 3. The fate of some neuropsychological concepts: A historical inquiry (1990) -- 4. The prefrontal region: Its early history -- 5. Cerebrovascular disease in the history of neuropsychology -- 6. Spatial thinking in neurological patients: Historical aspects -- PART II: The Aphasic Disorders -- 7. Early descriptions of aphasia -- 8. Aphasia: 1800-1860 (1964) -- 9. The memoir of Marc Dax on aphasia (1965) -- 10. Johann A.P. Gesner on aphasia (1965) -- 11. Bergson and Freud on aphasia: A comparison (1988) -- 12. Pitres and amnesic aphasia -- PART III: Methodology and Assessment -- 13. The interplay of experimental and clinical approaches in brain lesion research (1978) -- 14. Basic approaches to neuropsychological assessment (1991) -- 15. The amusias (1977) -- 16. Clinical neuropsychology: 1960-1990 (1992) -- PART IV: Hemispheric Cerebral Dominance -- 17. The "minor" hemisphere (1972) -- 18. Hemispheric cerebral dominance before Broca (1984) -- 19. The Hecaen-Zangwill legacy: Hemispheric dominance examined (1991) -- PART V: Pediatric Neuropsychology -- 20. Dyslexia: Evolution of a concept (1980) -- 21. Developmental neuropsychology: Its present state (1992) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Neuropsychology -- History.
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Clinical neuropsychology -- History.
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Aphasia -- History.
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Neuropsychology -- methods.
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Aphasia.
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Neuropsychology -- history.
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| Author |
ebrary, Inc.
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| LC no. |
99088047 |
| ISBN |
0195138082 |
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