Introducing neuropsychology
By: John Stirling and Rebecca Elliott
Contributors: Elliott, Rebecca, 1969-
Edition: 2nd ed.
Series: Psychology focus
Publisher: Psychology Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Hove, East Sussex; New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 396
ISBN-13: 9781841696539; 9781841696546
Description: Written for students unfamiliar with the subject of neuropsychology, this introductory text is arranged in two parts. Part one introduces basics physiology and part two deals with the higher order cortical functions.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 339-372) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: The foundations of neuropsychology; title: Methods in neuropsychology; title: Lateralisation; title: Somatosensation and neuroplasticity; title: Motor control and movement disorders; title: Language and the brain; title: Memory and amnesia; title: Visual object recognition and spatial processing; title: Attention and consciousness; title: Emotion and motivation; title: Executive functions.