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Record Nr.

UNINA9910524630503321

Titolo

The parietal lobe / / Adrian M. Siegel [and three others], editors ; Anne M. Sydor, acquisition editor ; Jenny Kim, developmental editor ; Jeff Somers, production editor ; Patricia Gast, cover designer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : , : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, , 2008

©2008

ISBN

1-4698-7729-5

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (388 p.)

Collana

Advances in Neurology

Disciplina

612.825

Soggetti

Parietal lobes

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Sommario/riassunto

The first book on the parietal lobe since Macdonald Critchley's classic work in 1953, this volume is a definitive account of the latest findings and concepts on parietal lobe function. Leading authorities in the field present detailed reviews of recent clinical, experimental, and neuroimaging studies, including state-of-the-art PET and fMRI examinations, and new imaging findings on brain lesions. Synthesizing the data from these studies, the contributors provide new insights into the modular architecture of the parietal lobe, its function in sensorimotor integration, its interplay with other p