1st Edition

Attention A Neuropsychological Approach

By Antony Ward Copyright 2004
216 Pages
by Psychology Press

216 Pages
by Psychology Press

216 Pages
by Psychology Press

Attention: A Neuropsychological Approach provides a fascinating overview of the neuropsychological aspects of attention, revealing how we select our information, divide our attention and control our focus of interest. Through fully integrating cognitive neuropsychological perspectives on attention, Anthony Ward demonstrates how each approach can illuminate the other. Examples are provided to... Read more
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Biography

Tony Ward is Senior Lecturer at the University of the West Indies. Prior to his current position, he lectured at the University of Luton and worked as a health psychologist for a cognitive assessment consultancy.