Assumptions and methods in cognitive neuropsychology. The future of cognitive neuropsychology.
Cognitive neuropsychology is more than single-case studies.
Imagine that you are on a grant review panel for NIH's cognitive neuropsychology division. There are limited funds for grants this year due to the Bush administration's tax cuts. You are currently in the position of providing the tie-breaking decision about whether to fund Grant A or Grant B. Grant A describes a set of studies centered around further investigation of a patient with a stroke affecting most of the territory of the right middle cerebral artery. Grant B also wants to test the mental rotation abilities of these patients further, including a comparison of clockwise vs. counterclockwise rotation ability. Be sure to refer the arguments presented in the assigned reading.