The Neuropsychology of Consciousness
eBook - ePub

The Neuropsychology of Consciousness

  1. 296 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Neuropsychology of Consciousness

About this book

The Neuropsychology of Consciousness is based on a symposium entitled "Consciousness and Cognition: Neuropsychological Perspectives held at the University of St Andrews, September 1990. The intention was to assemble a group of the major researchers at the forefront of this field. The starting point for the symposium and for the book was the widespread realization that in several areas of human cognition (e.g. visual perception, memory, language comprehension, and attention), the severe and profound impairments due to brain damage that have been described over the past 150 years are often not absolute. In particular, the use of indirect methods of testing may reveal unsuspected preservation of capacities that are undetected by more traditional direct methods. The book opens with a discussion of the epidemic of dissociations and how well the phenomena within either neuropsychology or within normal human experimental psychology map onto each other. This is followed by separate chapters on topics such as blindsight, covert visual processing in patients, face recognition and awareness following brain injury, and the relationship between the study of attention and the understanding of consciousness.

Frequently asked questions

Yes, you can cancel anytime from the Subscription tab in your account settings on the Perlego website. Your subscription will stay active until the end of your current billing period. Learn how to cancel your subscription.
No, books cannot be downloaded as external files, such as PDFs, for use outside of Perlego. However, you can download books within the Perlego app for offline reading on mobile or tablet. Learn more here.
Perlego offers two plans: Essential and Complete
  • Essential is ideal for learners and professionals who enjoy exploring a wide range of subjects. Access the Essential Library with 800,000+ trusted titles and best-sellers across business, personal growth, and the humanities. Includes unlimited reading time and Standard Read Aloud voice.
  • Complete: Perfect for advanced learners and researchers needing full, unrestricted access. Unlock 1.4M+ books across hundreds of subjects, including academic and specialized titles. The Complete Plan also includes advanced features like Premium Read Aloud and Research Assistant.
Both plans are available with monthly, semester, or annual billing cycles.
We are an online textbook subscription service, where you can get access to an entire online library for less than the price of a single book per month. With over 1 million books across 1000+ topics, we’ve got you covered! Learn more here.
Look out for the read-aloud symbol on your next book to see if you can listen to it. The read-aloud tool reads text aloud for you, highlighting the text as it is being read. You can pause it, speed it up and slow it down. Learn more here.
Yes! You can use the Perlego app on both iOS or Android devices to read anytime, anywhere — even offline. Perfect for commutes or when you’re on the go.
Please note we cannot support devices running on iOS 13 and Android 7 or earlier. Learn more about using the app.
Yes, you can access The Neuropsychology of Consciousness by A. D. Milner, M. D. Rugg, A. D. Milner,M. D. Rugg in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Medicine & Physiology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Academic Press
Year
2013
Print ISBN
9780124980457
eBook ISBN
9781483257822
Topic
Medicine
Subtopic
Physiology

Table of contents

  1. Cover image
  2. Title page
  3. Table of Contents
  4. FOUNDATIONS OF NEUROPSYCHOLOGY
  5. Copyright
  6. CONTRIBUTORS
  7. PREFACE
  8. Chapter 1: Introduction: Dissociated Issues
  9. Chapter 2: Reflections on Blindsight
  10. Chapter 3: Covert Processing in Different Visual Recognition Systems
  11. Chapter 4: Face Recognition and Awareness After Brain Injury
  12. Chapter 5: Attentional Mechanisms and Conscious Experience
  13. Chapter 6: Understanding Consciousness: Clues from Unilateral Neglect and Related Disorders
  14. Chapter 7: Disorders of Perceptual Awareness–Commentary
  15. Chapter 8: The Distinction Between Implicit and Explicit Language Function: Evidence from Aphasia
  16. Chapter 9: Consciousness and Awareness in Memory and Amnesia: Critical Issues
  17. Chapter 10: Unconscious Influences of Memory: Dissociations and Automaticity
  18. Chapter 11: Automatic Memory Processes in Amnesia: How Are They Mediated?
  19. Chapter 12: Conscious and Unconscious Processes in Language and Memory—Commentary
  20. INDEX