Edited by
François Boller, MD, PhD, Medical Officer, Division Extramural Activities, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
Jordan Grafman, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
Description
Volume 1 of the all-new edition of the Handbook of Neuropsychology contains 17 chapters divided into two sections. "Section 1: Introduction"
presents the views of various authors discussing practical and theoretical issues of general interest and two chapters cover clinical
evaluation in a novel and comprehensive fashion. A feature of Neuropsychology in recent years, the spectacular comeback of single case
studies, is covered in a chapter on statistical approaches comparing statistical procedures appropriate for groups to that of single
cases. Through two different points of view the important topic of Hemispheric specialization is examined and several chapters deal with
the application of theoretical models to neuropsychology in its daily and research aspects.
"Section 2: Attention" examines selective
attention with chapters on visuo/spatial attentional phenomena and the temporal aspects of attention. The phenomenon of failure to orient,
neglect and neglect related phenomena are dealt with in a separate chapter as is the anatomy and the neurophysiological properties of
the circuits whose lesion produces neglect deficits in primates.
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Handbook of Neuropsychology
