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