Fundamentals of Human Neuropsychology

by Kolb, Bryan; Whishaw, Ian Q.

• ISBN13: 9780716753001
• ISBN10: 0716753006
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-03-03
• Publisher: Worth Publishers

Summary

Written by two top researchers,Fundamentals of Human Neuropsychology, Fifth Editionguides students on a comprehensive journey of discovery through the realm of contemporary human neuropsychology. It is a remarkable text that makes an extraordinary amount of recent scholarship accessible and compelling. And with its dramatic new art program, new case studies and pedagogy, and new companion Web site, theFifth Editionprovides both the most up-to-date understanding of the field and the most effective ways to teach and learn it.

Table of Contents

Part I
1. History: The Development of Neuropsychology
2. Origins of the Human Brain and Behavior
3. Organization of the Nervous System
4. The Structure and Electrical Activity of Neurons        
5. Communication between Neurons
6. The Influence of Drugs on Behavior
7. Imaging the Brain's Activity                 
 
Part II
8. Organization of the Sensory System     
9. Organization of the Motor System        
10. Principles of Neocortical Function       
11. Cerebral Asymmetry      
12. Variations in Cerebral Asymmetry
 
Part III
13. The Occipital Lobes      
14. The Parietal Lobes        
15. The Temporal Lobes      
16. The Frontal Lobes        
17. Disconnection Syndromes
 
Part IV
18. Memory
19. The Origins of Language
20. Emotion   
21. Spatial Behavior
22. Attention, Mental Images, and Consciousness
 
Part V
23. Brain Development and Plasticity
24. Developmental Disorders
25. Plasticity, Recovery, and Rehabilitation of the Adult Brain
26. Neurological Disorders
27. Psychiatric and Related Disorders       
28. Neuropsychological Assessment