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Cognitive Neuropsychology

A Clinical Introduction

  • 1st Edition - October 28, 1990
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Rosaleen A. McCarthy, Elizabeth K. Warrington
  • Language: English

This book is unique in that it gives equal weight to the psychological and neurological approaches to the study of cognitive deficits in patients with brain lesions. The result is… Read more

Description

This book is unique in that it gives equal weight to the psychological and neurological approaches to the study of cognitive deficits in patients with brain lesions. The result is a balanced and comprehensive analysis of cognitive skills and abilities that departs from the more usual syndrome approach favored by neurologists and the anti-localizationist perspective of cognitive psychologists.

Key features

Gives an introductory account of the core subject matter of cognitive neuropsychology**Provides a comprehensive review of the major deficits of human cognitive function**Offers the expertise of two scientists who are also practicing neuropsychologists

Readership

Graduate students in neuropsychology and clinical psychology, and students in neurology and psychiatry.

Table of contents

Introduction. Visual Object Recognition. Face Recognition. Spatial Perception. Voluntary Actions. Language Comprehension. Word Retrieval. Sentence Processing. Speech Production. Reading. Spelling and Writing. Calculation. Short Term Memory. Autobiographical Memory. Material Specific Memory. Problem Solving. Conclusion. Index.

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: October 22, 2013
  • Language: English

About the authors

RM

Rosaleen A. McCarthy

Affiliations and expertise
University of Cambridge, U.K.

EW

Elizabeth K. Warrington

Affiliations and expertise
The National Hospital for Nervous Diseases, London, U.K.

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