A Student′s Guide to Cognitive Neuropsychology
eBook - ePub

A Student′s Guide to Cognitive Neuropsychology

  1. 376 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

A Student′s Guide to Cognitive Neuropsychology

About this book

Are all brains the same? What causes amnesia? And why did a man mistake his psychologist for George Michael?

Find out the answers to these questions, and much more, in A Student?s Guide to Cognitive Neuropsychology. Written in an informative and accessible style, this comprehensive text guides you through the traditional areas of cognitive neuropsychology and beyond, applying core theoretical principles to real-world scenarios.

Covering topics from memory to facial recognition, and from language to neglect, this textbook is essential reading for any student of cognitive neuropsychology.

A Student?s Guide to Cognitive Neuropsychology also includes features to help enhance your understanding of cognitive neuropsychology, such as:

  • Important researcher spotlights
  • Key research studies
  • Questions for reflection
  • Further reading

Ashok Jansari is Senior Lecturer in Cognitive Neuropsychology at Goldsmiths, University of London.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Publisher Note
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Contents
  7. About The Author And Contributors
  8. Preface
  9. Acknowledgements
  10. 1 Why Study Damaged Brains?
  11. 2 Methods in Cognitive Neuropsychology: A Tool Kit
  12. 3 Principles and Issues in Cognitive Neuropsychology
  13. 4 Neglect & Attention
  14. 5 Apraxia & Motor-Planning
  15. 6 Visual Agnosia & Object Recognition
  16. 7 Prosopagnosia & Face Processing
  17. 8 AMNESIA & Memory
  18. 9 Executive Functions
  19. 10 Aphasia, Dyslexia & Language
  20. 11 Cognitive Neuropsychological Rehabilitation
  21. 12 Synaesthesia & Sensory Processing
  22. Glossary
  23. References
  24. Index