CLASSIC CASES IN NEUROPSYCHOLOGY

by Code, Chris

• ISBN13: 9780863773952
• ISBN10: 0863773958
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1996-02-01
• Publisher: Psychology Pres

Summary

The importance of detailed examination and theoretical interpretation of the single case has been increasingly recognized in neuropsychology. This book brings together in one volume discussion of the classic cases which have shaped the way we think about the relationships between brain, behaviour and cognition.; The single cases covered may be ancient or modern, famous or less well-known. But the book is comprehensive in its coverage of contemporary neuropsychological issues. Represented are classic cases in language, memory, perception, attention and praxis. Some of the cases included are rare, or have acted as catalysts to the development of theory. Some have remained the definitive case; many were the first of their type to be described and gave rise to the development of new syndrome entities. Some are still controversial. In some instances, the cases resulted in major paradigm shifts. Some, while still highly influential, were misinterpreted. But most of them were read only by a few in their originalform.; Each chapter highlights the relevance of the case for the development of neuropsychology, describes the particular features of the case that are interesting and discusses the theoretical implications.

Table of Contents

C. Code Classic Cases: Ancient and Modern Milestones in the Development of Neuropsychological Science

Function and Structure

Case of Pure Agraphia: An Enigma for Classical Models of Written Language Processing

Case of Impaired Imagery

A Case Reported by Serieux: The First Description of a "Primary Progressive Word Deafness?"

Accounts of the Nature of the Lexicon and Semantics: Riddles Posed by the Case of Johann Voit

Cases of Prosopagnosia

Case of Merk: Neglect and Visual Disturbance Following a Gunshot Wound

Case of 'Mind-Blindness'

A Definition of Apraxia and a Model of Praxis

Case of Object-Colour Agnosia

Case of Unilateral Neglect: Insights from 50 Years of Experimental Inquiry

The Prime "Deep Dyslexic"

A Case for the Modularity of Language Function and Dementia

Warrington & Shallice's (1984) Category-Specific Aphasic J.B.R

Structure and Function

First Two Cases: From Bumps on the Head to Cortical Convolutions

A Case for all Reasons

Anomaly in Relations of Hand, Language and Brain: Crossed Aphasia in History Cross Examined. Bramwell's (1899) Case of Crossed Aphasia

A Psychosurgical Chapter in the History of Cerebral Localisation: The Six Cases of Gottlieb Burckhardt (1891)

Akelaitis' Investigations of the First Split-Brain Patients. C. Code Speech from the Isolated Right Hemisphere? Left Hemispherectomy Cases

The Medial Temporal Lobes and Memory

Deaf Agrammatic Signer: Form and Function in the Specialisation of the Left Cerebral Hemisphere for Speech and Language

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