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Brings together in one volume further important case investigations that have shaped the way we think about the relationships between brain, behaviour and cognition.
List of contents
Preface. B. Butterworth, Windows on the Mind. Part 1. Language, Calculation, Memory.C.W. Wallesch, M. Hermann, C. Bartels, Wernicke's Cases of Conduction Aphasia. N. Martin, PV and JB: Two Cognitive Neuropsychological Studies of Phonological STM Impairment and Their Impact on Theories of Language and Memory. L. Girelli, Singer and Low's Case of Acalculia: Foresight of Modern Theories on Number Processing. J.R. Hanley, J. Kay, Monsieur C: Dejerine's Case of Alexia without Agraphia. C. Bartels, C.W. Wallesch, Deep Dyslexia: The Case of Frau Fretz (Wolff, 1903). D. Caplan, Caramazza and Zurif's (1976) Studies of Aphasic Patients with Syntactic Comprehension Deficits. A. Parkin, Low-velocity Intra-nasal Penetrating Head Injury: Case NA. C. Code, Y. Joanette, The Control of Speech in the Adult Brain: The Disconnected Right Hemispheres of PS, VP, and JW. B.L.J. Kaczmarek, C. Code, C.W. Wallesch, The Fractionation of Mental Life: Luria's Study of Lieutenant Zasetsky. Part 2. Perception, Identification, Consciousness.G. Vallar, C. Papagno, Pierre Bonnier's (1905) Cases of Bodily 'Aschematie'. C. Papagno, G. Vallar, Anosognosia for Left Hemiplegia: Babinski's (1914) Cases. S. Ferber, H.O. Karnath, Friedrich Best's Case Z with Misidentification of Object Orientation. E.M.E. Forde, C.W. Wallesch, 'Mind-blind for Blindness': A Psychological Review of Anton's Syndrome. C. Semenza, M. Delazer, Pick's Case Studies on Body Representation (1908, 1915, 1922): A Retrospective Assessment. H.D. Ellis, Delusional Misidentifications: History and Contemporary Theory. J.C. Marshall, P.W. Halligan, Whoever Would Have Imagined It? Bisiach & Luzzatti (1978) on Representational Neglect in Patients IG and NV. G. Goldenberg, Goldstein & Gelb's Case Schn.: A Classic Case in Neuropsychology? N. Georgiou-Karistianis, J.L. Bradshaw, The Case Studies of Gilles de la Tourette. L. Mottron, E. Limoges, P. Jelenic, Can a Cognitive Deficit Elicit an Exceptional Ability? A Case of Savant Syndrome in Drawing Abilities: Nadia. Case Index. Author Index. Subject Index.
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Code, Chris; Joanette, Yves; Lecours, Andre Roch; Wallesch, Claus-W.
Summary
Brings together in one volume further important case investigations that have shaped the way we think about the relationships between brain, behaviour and cognition.
