1st Edition
Cognitive Neuropsychology and Neurolinguistics Advances in Models of Cognitive Function and Impairment
List of Contributors. Preface. 1. Cognitive Representations and Processes in Number Production: Evidence from Cases of Acquired Dyscalculia Michael McCloskey, Scott M. Sokol, Roberta Ann Goodman-Schulman and Alfonso Caramazza 2. Phonological Deficits in Aphasia: Theoretical Perspectives Sheila E. Blumstein 3. Neuropsychology of Sentence Parsing Marcia C. Linebarger 4. Lexical Processing and Sentence Comprehension in Aphasia Edgar Zurif, David Swinney and Merrill Garrett 5. Short-Term Memory Impairment and Language Processing Eleanor M. Saffran 6. Image Generation in the Cerebral Hemispheres Jeffrey D. Holtzman and Stephen M. Kosslyn 7. Hierarchical Distributed Networks in the Neuropsychology of Selective Attention Michael I. Posner 8. The Effects of Attentional Deficits on Reading and Spelling Argye E. Hillis and Alfonso Caramazza. Author Index. Subject Index.
Biography
Alfonso Caramazza was, at the time of original publication, based in the Cognitive Science Center at The Johns Hopkins University, USA. He is now Daniel and Amy Starch Professor of Psychology, Emeritus at Harvard University, USA.
‘...represents a landmark in the evolution of models of language processing and contains a significant sample of current research in the field. This book constitutes useful reading for therapists who wish to base their work on recent theoretical foundations.’ – Neuropsychological Rehabilitation
‘...unquestionably merits a place in most academic library collections.’ – The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology
