Cognitive neuropsychology : a clinical introduction /

This book is unique in that it gives equal weight to the psychological and neurological approaches to the study of cognitive deficits in patients with brain lesions. The result is a balanced and comprehensive analysis of cognitive skills and abilities that departs from the more usual syndrome approa...

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Main Authors: McCarthy, Rosaleen A. (Author), Warrington, Elizabeth K. (Author)
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: San Diego : Academic Press, [1990]
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Summary:This book is unique in that it gives equal weight to the psychological and neurological approaches to the study of cognitive deficits in patients with brain lesions. The result is a balanced and comprehensive analysis of cognitive skills and abilities that departs from the more usual syndrome approach favored by neurologists and the anti-localizationist perspective of cognitive psychologists. Gives an introductory account of the core subject matter of cognitive neuropsychology**Provides a comprehensive review of the major deficits of human cognitive function**Offers the expertise of two scienti.
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 428 pages) : illustrations
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-408) and indexes.
ISBN:9780123847096
0123847095