| Description |
xvi, 460 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
Part 1. Reading. 1. Models of the reading process -- 2. Neuroanatomical aspects of reading -- 3. Clinical diagnosis and treatment of reading disorders. Part 2. Spelling. 4. Uncovering the cognitive architecture of spelling -- 5. Neuroanatomical correlates of spelling and writing -- 6. Clinical diagnosis and treatment of spelling disorders. Part 3. Naming. 7. Models of naming -- 8. Neuroanatomical aspects of naming -- 9. Clinical diagnosis and treatment of naming disorders. Part 4. Semantics. 10. Semantic memory -- 11. Neural substrates of semantics -- 12. "Semantic therapy" in day-to-day clinical practice: perspectives on diagnosis and therapy related to semantic impairments in aphasia. Part 5. Auditory discrimination and recognition. 13. Models of speech processing -- 14. Neurobiological bases of auditory speech processing -- 15. Diagnosis and treatment of auditory disorders. Part 6. Sentence processing. 16. Sentence comprehension deficits: independence and interaction of syntax, semantics and working memory -- 17. Models of sentence production -- 18. The neural basis of syntactic processing: a critical look -- 19. Assessment and treatment of sentence processing disorders: a review of the literature. Part 7. Other types of models and treatment approaches. 20. How can connectionist cognitive models of language inform models of language rehabilitation? -- 21. Biological approaches to the treatment of aphasia -- 22. Assessment and treatment of pragmatic aspects of communication in aphasia -- 23. The nature and implications of right hemisphere language disorders: issues in search of answers |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Language disorders -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals.
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| Author |
Hillis, Argye Elizabeth.
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| LC no. |
2002069710 |
| ISBN |
1841690031 |
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