1st Edition
Neuropsychology of Eye Movement
300 Pages
by
Psychology Press
296 Pages
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Psychology Press
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First Published in 1988. The idea for this book arose from a desire to bring together relevant information from the fields of vision research, neuropsychology, neurology, and psychiatry. The selection of topics covered by N europsychology of Eye Movements conforms to the primary areas of inquiry that currently exist. Unlike the majority of other books on eye movements, which represent proceedings... Read more
Contents: C. Johnston, Introduction. J. Wirtschafter, A. Weingarden, Neurophysiology and Central Pathways in Oculomotor Control: Saccadic and Pursuit Eye Movements. L. Hainline, Normal Lifespan Developmental Changes in Saccadic and Pursuit Eye Movements. F. Pirozzolo, K. Rayner, Dyslexia: The Role of Eye Movements in Developmental Reading Disabilities. L. Abel, R. Hertle, Effects of Psychoactive Drugs on Ocular Motor Behavior. W. Iacono, Eye Movement Abnormalities in Schizophrenic and Affective Disorders. M. Kuskowski, Eye Movements in Progressive Cerebral Neurological Diseases. E. De Renzi, Oculomotor Disturbances in Hemispheric Disease. W. Hubor, G. L er, U. Lass, Eye Movement Behavior in Aphasia. C. Johnston, Eye Movements in Visual Hemi-Neglect. D. Fisher, The Last Chapter: All About What Has Gone Before.
Biography
Cris W. Johnston Children's Hospital, St. Paul, Minnesota, Francis J. Pirozzolo Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
"The book can be highly recommended as a sample of the wide range of clinically motivated eye movement work....Eye movement recording techniques and the accompanying analyses offer a powerful new tool to the clinician as well as a new source of understanding to the researchers."
—Bruce Bridgeman
University of California
