Narrative Discourse in Normal Aging and Neurologically-Impaired Adults
Published on 1. January 1993
Book
Paperback/Softback
350 pages
978-1-56593-083-4 (ISBN)
Description
Presents theoretical and empirical information on the effects of normal aging and brain damage on the narrative discourse abilities of older adults. The contributors to the text are international researchers and clinicians in the fields of neuropsychology, speech-language pathology and cognitive psychology. Their contributions have been organized to present the theoretical considerations of narrative discourse, aspects of narrative ability in healthy elderly adults, the effects of focal damage to the right and left cerebral hemispheres, and the effects of diffuse brain damage as seen in Alzheimer's disease. The chapters contain bibliographic references and information on techniques for studying narrative discourse in these populations. This volume is a reference for anyone studying the language abilities of healthy older adults. It should be of interest to speech language pathologists, neoropsychologists and linguists.
Presents theoretical and empirical information on the effects of normal aging and brain damage on the narrative discourse abilities of older adults. The contributors to the text are international researchers and clinicians in the fields of neuropsychology, speech-language pathology and cognitive psychology. Their contributions have been organized to present the theoretical considerations of narrative discourse, aspects of narrative ability in healthy elderly adults, the effects of focal damage to the right and left cerebral hemispheres, and the effects of diffuse brain damage as seen in Alzheimer's disease. The chapters contain bibliographic references and information on techniques for studying narrative discourse in these populations. This volume is a reference for anyone studying the language abilities of healthy older adults. It should be of interest to speech language pathologists, neoropsychologists and linguists.
Presents theoretical and empirical information on the effects of normal aging and brain damage on the narrative discourse abilities of older adults. The contributors to the text are international researchers and clinicians in the fields of neuropsychology, speech-language pathology and cognitive psychology. Their contributions have been organized to present the theoretical considerations of narrative discourse, aspects of narrative ability in healthy elderly adults, the effects of focal damage to the right and left cerebral hemispheres, and the effects of diffuse brain damage as seen in Alzheimer's disease. The chapters contain bibliographic references and information on techniques for studying narrative discourse in these populations. This volume is a reference for anyone studying the language abilities of healthy older adults. It should be of interest to speech language pathologists, neoropsychologists and linguists.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Albany
United States
Publishing group
Cengage Learning, Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
21 figures, 42 tables
Dimensions
Height: 150 mm
Width: 228 mm
Weight
480 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-56593-083-4 (9781565930834)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Theoretical considerations. Narrative capacities of healthy elderly adults. Narrative capacities of patients with focal brain damage. Narrative capacities of patients with dementia.