Fundamentals of Human Neuropsychology

This book is a new edition of the classic scholarly guide to human neuropsychology, updated throughout, and with new 4-colour design for the most accurate rendering of key biological and anatomical art.It is a new edition of a classic scholarly guide. It features a new 4-colour design for the most accurate rendering of key biological and anatomical art. It provides updated coverage throughout by the respected original author team.It is a scholarly guide to human neuropsychology with a clinical focus throughout. Thorough coverage of brain evolution unites the study of its anatomy and physiology with an understanding of its cognitive, experimental and clinical psychological functions. The 6th edition is updated throughout and has a new 4-colour design.

PART I: BACKGROUND; The Development of Neuropsychology; Origins of the Human Brain and Behavior; Organization of the Nervous System; The Structure and Electrical Activity of Neurons; Communication between Neurons; Imaging the Brain's Activity; The Influence of Drugs on Behavior; PART II: CORTICAL ORGANIZATION; Organization of the Sensory System; Organization of the Motor System; Principles of Neocortical Function; Cerebral Asymmetry; Variations in Cerebral Asymmetry; PART III: CORTICAL FUNCTIONS; The Occipital Lobes; The Parietal Lobes; The Temporal Lobes; The Frontal Lobes; Disconnection Syndromes; PART IV: HIGHER FUNCTIONS; Memory; The Origins of Language; Emotion; Spatial Behavior; Attention, Mental Images, and Consciousness; PART V: PLASTICITY AND DISORDERS; Brain Development and Plasticity; Developmental Disorders; Plasticity, Recovery, and Rehabilitation of the Adult Brain; Neurological Disorders; Psychiatric and Related Disorders; Neuropsychological Assessment; Glossary; Name Index; Subject Index.

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