Apraxia
Subtitle: The Neuropsychology Of Action (Brain Damage, Behaviour, and Cognition)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Psychology Press
Published: June 1, 1997
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9780863777431
Subjects: Neurology & clinical neurophysiology; Physiological & neuro-psychology; Physiotherapy; Neurology - General; Diseases Of Central Nervous System; Psychology; Reference; Neuropsychology; Cognitive Psychology; Psychology & Psychiatry / Neuropsychology; Cognitive neuroscience; Apraxia; Extremities (Anatomy); Movements
First sentence: Hughlings Jackson (1878) noted that, even when a specific body part may be unable to carry out a volitional act, that same body part may still be able to make the same movements when carrying out nonintentional or reflexive acts.