1st Edition

Visual Object Processing A Cognitive Neuropsychological Approach

Edited By Glyn W. Humphreys, M. Jane Riddoch Copyright 1987
334 Pages
by Routledge

334 Pages
by Routledge

334 Pages
by Routledge

Originally published in 1987, this book, attempted to bring together work by researchers concerned with the functional and neurological mechanisms underlying visual object processing, and the ways in which such mechanisms can be neurologically impaired. The editors termed it a ‘Cognitive Neuropsychological’ approach, because they believed it tried to relate evidence from neurological impairments... Read more

List of Contributors.  Preface.  1. Introduction: Cognitive Neuropsychology and Visual Object Processing Glyn W. Humphreys and M. Jane Riddoch  2. Visual Object Perception from a Computational Perspective Kent A. Stevens  3. Normal and Pathological Processes in Visual Object Constancy Glyn W. Humphreys and Philip T. Quinlan  4. Picture Naming M. Jane Riddoch and Glyn W. Humphreys  5. Information Processing and Laterality Effects for Object and Face Perception Justine Sergent  6. The Clinical Spectrum and Localisation of Visual Agnosia Andrew Kertesz  7. Apperceptive Agnosia: The Specification and Description of Constructs John Campion  8. Object Concepts and Object Names: Some Deductions from Acquired Disorders of Word Processing Elaine Funnell  9. Dementia and Visual Agnosia Oscar S.M. Marin  10. The Fractionation of Visual Agnosia Glyn W. Humphreys and M. Jane Riddoch.  Author Index.  Subject Index.

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Glyn W. Humphreys, M. Jane Riddoch