Introducing neuropsychology /
John Stirling and Rebecca Elliott
- 2nd ed.
- Hove, East Sussex ; New York, NY : Psychology Press, 2008
- xii, 396 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
- Psychology focus .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 339-372) and indexes
The foundations of neuropsychology -- Methods in neuropsychology -- Lateralisation -- Somatosensation and neuroplasticity -- Motor control and movement disorders -- Language and the brain -- Memory and amnesia -- Visual object recognition and spatial processing -- Attention and consciousness -- Emotion and motivation -- Executive functions
Written for students unfamiliar with the subject of neuropsychology, this introductory text is arranged in two parts. Part one introduces basics physiology and part two deals with the higher order cortical functions