This text balances experimental and clinical perspectives with a survey of a variety of mental functions. In a conversational style, the author provides clear, accessible explanations of difficult concepts, making use of analogies and case studies to illustrate them. A consistent structure throughout each chapter defines a mental function and the role of each part or parts of the brain in that function, followed by a discussion of what neuropsychological syndromes say about the cognitive and neural organization of the mental function.
This text balances experimental and clinical perspectives with a survey of a variety of mental functions. In a conversational style, the author provides clear, accessible explanations of difficult concepts, making use of analogies and case studies to illustrate them. A consistent structure throughout each chapter defines a mental function and the role of each part or parts of the brain in that function, followed by a discussion of what neuropsychological syndromes say about the cognitive and neural organization of the mental function.
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Für Beruf und Forschung
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Illustrations (some col.)
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Höhe: 241 mm
Breite: 198 mm
Dicke: 30 mm
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978-0-618-12210-3 (9780618122103)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
I. Fundamentals 1. Introduction to the Nervous System 2. How Neurons Communicate 3. Methods 4. Hemispheric Specialization II. Neural Bases of Mental Functions 5. Motor Control 6. Object Recognition 7. Spatial Processing 8. Attention 9. Language 10. Memory 11. Executive Function 12. Emotion III. Broad-based Phenomena 13. Plasticity Across the Life Span 14. Generalized Cognitive Disorders