Student''s Guide to Cognitive Neuropsychology

Informationen zum Autor Dr Ashok Jansari is a cognitive neuropsychologist at Goldsmiths, University of London, and has been working in the field for over 30 years. Ashok has trained with important neuropsychologists in the UK (Rosaleen McCarthy & Alan Parkin) and in the US (Antonio Damasio, Dan Tranel & Ralph Adolphs) and his research spans three areas (memory, face-recognition and assessment of executive functions). In 2004, he was awarded the International Neuropsychological Society’s Cermak Award for best research in memory disorders. Ashok is passionate about teaching, mentoring and public engagement with science; he has contributed to TV documentaries around the world and during the Covid-19 global lockdown, he gave a series of free online talks to open the field of neuropsychology to the general public.   Klappentext Written in a comprehensive and accessible style, A Student¿s Guide to Cognitive Neuropsychology guides readers through the traditional areas of cognitive neuropsychology and beyond, applying core theoretical principles to real-world scenarios. Zusammenfassung Written in a comprehensive and accessible style, A Student's Guide to Cognitive Neuropsychology guides readers through the traditional areas of cognitive neuropsychology and beyond, applying core theoretical principles to real-world scenarios. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: Why Study Damaged Brains? Chapter 2: Methods in Cognitive Neuropsychology: A Tool Kit Chapter 3: Principles and Issues in Cognitive Neuropsychology Chapter 4: Neglect & Attention Chapter 5: Apraxia & Motor-Planning Chapter 6: Visual Agnosia & Object Recognition Chapter 7: Prosopagnosia & Face Processing Chapter 8: Amnesia & Memory Chapter 9: Executive Functions Chapter 10: Aphasia, Dyslexia & Language (Ashok Jansari & Anisha Desai) Chapter 11: Cognitive Neuropsychological Rehabilitation (Jwala Narayanan & Ashok Jansari) Chapter 12: Synaesthesia & Sensory Processing (Mary Jane Spiller) ...

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• Autori: Ashok Jansari
• Editore: Sage Publications Ltd
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.10.2022
• EAN: 9781412947442
• ISBN: 978-1-4129-4744-2
• Pagine: 376
• Categorie: Saggistica > Psicologia, esoterismo, spiritualità, antroposofia > Psicologia applicata; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Medicina > Branche cliniche; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Psicologia > Psicologia teorica; PSYCHOLOGY / Cognitive Psychology & Cognition, PSYCHOLOGY / Neuropsychology, Physiological & neuro-psychology, biopsychology, Cognition & cognitive psychology, Physiological and neuro-psychology, biopsychology, Cognition and cognitive psychology, For undergraduate education and equivalents, For graduate / post-graduate and equivalents, Textbook, coursework