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Preface to the series | p. vii |
Preface to the second edition | p. viii |
Preface to the first edition | p. xi |
The foundations of neuropsychology | p. 3 |
Introduction | p. 3 |
Neuropsychology as a distinct discipline | p. 3 |
The (re)emergence of neuropsychology | p. 12 |
Chapter summary | p. 19 |
Methods in neuropsychology | p. 21 |
Introduction | p. 21 |
Invasive techniques for measuring brain structure and function | p. 22 |
Electrical procedures | p. 25 |
In-vivo imaging | p. 27 |
Neuropsychological assessment | p. 32 |
Chapter summary | p. 37 |
Lateralisation | p. 41 |
Introduction | p. 41 |
Structural differences | p. 42 |
Unilateral neurological damage | p. 44 |
The split-brain syndrome | p. 45 |
Asymmetries in normal individuals | p. 57 |
Individual differences in brain organisation | p. 60 |
Lateralisation: A footnote on the evolutionary perspective | p. 67 |
Chapter summary | p. 68 |
Somatosensation and neuroplasticity | p. 71 |
Introduction | p. 71 |
General features of sensory systems | p. 72 |
The somatosensory system | p. 72 |
Plasticity in the somatosensory cortex | p. 78 |
Neuroplasticity beyond S1 | p. 84 |
Chapter summary | p. 90 |
Motor control and movement disorders | p. 93 |
Introduction | p. 93 |
Brain-spinal cord pathways | p. 94 |
The cerebellum | p. 96 |
The basal ganglia | p. 98 |
The cortex | p. 103 |
Peripheral and spinal movement disorders | p. 113 |
Cortical movement disorders | p. 115 |
Subcortical movement disorders | p. 119 |
Chapter summary | p. 126 |
Language and the brain | p. 129 |
Introduction | p. 129 |
The classic neurological approach and aphasia | p. 130 |
Connectionist models of language | p. 134 |
The psycholinguistic approach | p. 138 |
The modern era of language research | p. 139 |
Language and laterality | p. 149 |
Chapter summary | p. 150 |
Memory and amnesia | p. 153 |
Introduction | p. 153 |
Short-term memory and working memory | p. 154 |
Long-term memory | p. 157 |
Anterograde amnesia and non-declarative memory | p. 160 |
Anterograde amnesia and declarative memory | p. 164 |
Memory processes | p. 168 |
Retrograde amnesia and autobiographical memory | p. 171 |
Chapter summary | p. 175 |
Visual object recognition and spatial processing | p. 177 |
Introduction | p. 177 |
The "what" and "where" streams and visual perception | p. 178 |
The ventral stream and object recognition | p. 181 |
Functional imaging of object recognition | p. 190 |
Imaging category specificity | p. 195 |
Spatial functions and the "where" stream | p. 197 |
Basic spatial processes | p. 197 |
Chapter summary | p. 204 |
Attention and consciousness | p. 207 |
Introduction | p. 207 |
Types of attention | p. 208 |
Issues in psychological investigations of attention | p. 209 |
Attention and the brain | p. 215 |
Neurological attentional disorders | p. 226 |
Towards an integrated model of attention | p. 232 |
Consciousness | p. 237 |
Chapter summary | p. 253 |
Emotion and motivation | p. 257 |
Introduction | p. 257 |
Definitions and measurement of emotion and motivation | p. 258 |
Evidence from neurology and neuropsychology | p. 265 |
The interaction between somatic and emotional systems | p. 269 |
The interaction between emotional and cognitive systems | p. 272 |
Neuroimaging of emotion and motivation | p. 273 |
Social neuroscience | p. 279 |
Impairments of emotion, motivation, and social function | p. 284 |
Chapter summary | p. 285 |
Executive functions | p. 289 |
Introduction | p. 289 |
Domains of executive dysfunction | p. 290 |
Task switching and multi-tasking | p. 295 |
Issues with "executive tests" | p. 297 |
Underlying mechanisms of executive function | p. 298 |
The brain and executive function/dysfunction | p. 299 |
Specialisation within the prefrontal cortex | p. 302 |
Executive dysfunction and psychiatric disorders | p. 305 |
Chapter summary | p. 307 |
Appendix: A primer of nervous system structure and function | p. 311 |
Introduction | p. 311 |
Neurons and glia | p. 312 |
Nerve impulses and synaptic transmission | p. 313 |
Developmental and ageing aspects | p. 317 |
Dividing up the nervous system | p. 318 |
Chapter summary | p. 326 |
Further reading | p. 327 |
Glossary | p. 333 |
References | p. 339 |
Author index | p. 373 |
Subject index | p. 385 |
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