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Record Nr.

UNINA9910828028803321

Autore

Benton Arthur Lester <1909-2006>

Titolo

Exploring the history of neuropsychology : selected papers / / Arthur Benton ; with an introduction by Kenneth M. Adams

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2000

ISBN

1-280-83467-6

9786610834679

0-19-803157-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (365 p.)

Disciplina

616.8

Soggetti

Aphasia - History

Clinical neuropsychology - History

Neuropsychology - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Introduction; 1. Neuropsychology: Past, Present, and Future (1988); 2. Four Neuropsychologists (1994); 3. The Fate of Some Neuropsychological Concepts: An Historical Inquiry (1990); 4. The Prefrontal Region: Its Early History (1991); 5. Cerebrovascular Disease in the History of Clinical Neuropsychology (1991); 6. Spatial Thinking in Neurological Patients: Historical Aspects (1982); 7. Early Descriptions of Aphasia (1960); 8. Aphasia (1800-1860) (1963); 9. The Memoir of Marc Dax on Aphasia (1964); 10. Johann A. P. Gesner on Aphasia (1965)

11. Bergson and Freud on Aphasia: A Comparison (1987)12. Pitres and Amnesic Aphasia (1988); 13. The Interplay of Experimental and Clinical Approaches in Brain Lesion Research (1978); 14. Basic Approaches to Neuropsychological Assessment (1991); 15. The Amusias (1977); 16. Clinical Neuropsychology: 1960-1990 (1992); 17. The ""Minor"" Hemisphere (1972); 18. Hemispheric Cerebral Dominance Before Broca (1984); 19. The HeĢcaen-Zangwill Legacy: Hemispheric Dominance Examined (1991); 20. Dyslexia: Evolution of a Concept (1980); 21. Developmental Neuropsychology: Its Present Status (1992); Index; A; B

CD; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z

Sommario/riassunto

Features essays which cover diverse aspects of the evolution of thought



and practice in neuropsychology and behavioral neurology. This book places emphasis on the interplay of experimental and clinical approaches in advancing understanding of brain-behavior relationships. It is intended for neuroscientists.