1st Edition

Explorations in Cognitive Neuropsychology

By Alan Parkin Copyright 1996
296 Pages
by Psychology Press

296 Pages
by Psychology Press

Cognitive neuropsychology has now established a major place in the teaching of undergraduate psychology degrees and is an important topic of postgraduate research. The subject is also of increasing interest to clinicians because of its links with devising remediation procedures for people with brain injury. Explorations in Cognitive Neuropsychology is the first major text to appear on this topic... Read more
Preface. Cognitive Neuropsychology as a Science. Blindsight. Visual Agnosia. Impairments of Facial Recognition. Neglect. The Split Brain. Spoken Language Impairments. Reading and Writing Disorders. Amnesia. The Frontal Lobes and Executive Deficits.

Biography

Alan Parkin

'a readable, general text ... it can be recommended as a core text in undergraduate neuropsychology courses and also for postgraduates' - BPS Quaterly