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Zusatztext Apraxia - The Cognitive Side of Motor Control authored by one of the foremost authorities in the field of apraxia, Professor Georg Goldenberg, is a highly interesting and well-written addition to medical literature. The book offers a comprehensive and informative exploration into the historical basis of apraxia from the 19th century theoretical models to current interpretations. Only when this historical travel is dissected in its entirety as well presented by Goldenberg, does the true impetus and interest for present and future research emerge... I highly recommend Goldberg's impressive oeuvre on apraxia to those who dedicate their studies to the mysteries and complexities of the human brain. Informationen zum Autor Professor Goldenberg studied medicine and was trained as a neurologist in Vienna. After stages in Aachen and Paris he was habilitated with a thesis on the neurological basis of mental visual images in 1986. Since 1995 he has been Director of the Department of Neuropsychology at Bogenhausen Hospital and Professor at the Technical University of Munich. Goldenberg also served as Chairman of the German Society for Aphasia Research and Treatment and is associate editor of core journals in neuropsychology and neurological rehabilitation. He has published more than 200 scientific papers in international journals and about 50 book chapters. He is author of a popular German textbook on clinical neuropsychology and co-editor of German and English books on Clinical Neuropsychology. Klappentext Apraxia is a symptom of cerebral lesions that has puzzled clinicians and researchers for some 100 years. This book is the first to give a comprehensive account of clinical and experimental findings on all manifestations of apraxia as well as of the history and the philosophical underpinning of theories on apraxia Zusammenfassung Apraxia is a symptom of cerebral lesions that has puzzled clinicians and researchers for some 100 years. This book is the first to give a comprehensive account of clinical and experimental findings on all manifestations of apraxia as well as of the history and the philosophical underpinning of theories on apraxia Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Apraxia before Liepmann: Mind-Palsy, Asymbolia, and Apraxia 2: Hugo Karl Liepmann 3: The decline of diagrams 4: Return of the ostracised 5: High and Low Levels of Action Control 6: Imitation: A direct route from vision to action? 7: Body part specificity 8: Use of single tools 9: Naturalistic action 10: Communicative Gestures - Pantomime of Tool Use 11: Communicating with Gestures 12: Apraxia in left handers 13: Approaching apraxia from the motor side 14: Callosal apraxia and intermanual conflict 15: The cognitive side of motor control 16: Levels of therapy ...
