Matter of mind : a neurologist's view of brain-behavior relationships / / Kenneth M. Heilman

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910960522103321
• Autore: Heilman Kenneth M. <1938->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, [2002]
• ISBN: 0-19-028692-X; 1-4294-4020-1; 0-19-803309-5; 9786610835393; 1-280-83539-7
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (239 pages)
• Disciplina: 616.8
• Soggetti: Neurobehavioral disorders - Physiological aspects; Higher nervous activity; Neurobehavioral disorders; Neuropsychiatry; Neuropsychology; Behavioral Symptoms - physiopathology; Mental Processes - physiology; Brain - physiology; Behavior - physiology; Brain Diseases - physiopathology; Higher Nervous Activity; Neurocognitive Disorders
• 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; 1. Introduction; 2. Language; 3. Emotions; 4. Attention; 5. Self-Awareness; 6. Memory; 7. Cognitive-Motor Skills; 8. Sensory Perception and Recognition; 9. Conation and Intention; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z
• Sommario/riassunto: Most of what has been learned about how the brain mediates behaviour comes from experiments of nature where a stroke or other damage to ; the brain produces changes in a person's behaviour. In ""Matter of Mind"", one of the leading figures in behavioural and cognitive neurology uses patient vignettes and other examples from his rich professional life to show just how much knowledge about brain functions such as reading, writing, language, control of emotions, skilled movement, perception, attention, and motiviation has been gained from the study of patients with diseases of or damage to the brai