Visual agnosia is a rare and fascinating disorder of visual object recognition that can occur after a brain lesion. In this book Humphreys and Riddoch revisit the case of their patient John, over twenty years after it was originally described in To See But Not To See, in 1987. This fully updated new..
Through the use of case illustrations, this text examines ethical issues in neuropsychology. It examines the differences between the 1992 and 2002 APA Ethics Codes as they relate to neuropsychological activities and offers a practical approach for..
Recent years have seen more systematic investigations of the consequences of prenatal and early postnatal exposure to alcohol for brain and behavioral development. Offers an overview of what they have shown, and points out directions for further research..
Gives an up-to-date review on naming disorders in neurological patients. Covering both theory and practice it provides invaluable reading for researchers and practitioners in speech and language disorders, neuropsychology and neurology...
What is 'attention' and what is the best way to understand it? Taking its cue from this key question, this book presents a detailed overview of cognitive, neuropsychological and connectionist methodologies in attention research...
The potential of behavioural approaches for improving the lives of people with acquired brain injury is immense. Here that potential is laid out and explored with a thorough-going regard for both theory and practice...