Contemporary Reviews in Neuropsychology
Contemporary Reviews in Neuropsychology arrays the most current research on hemispheric specialization of the brain. Special attention is given to the functioning of the right hemisphere in the processing of spatial and sequential information. Among the t
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Harry A. Whitaker, Series Editor
Springer Series in Neuropsychology Harry A. Whitaker, Series Editor Phonological Processes and Brain Mechanisms H.A. Whitaker (Ed.) Contemporary Reviews in Neuropsychology H.A. Whitaker (Ed.) Neuropsychological Studies of Nonfocal Brain Damage: Dementia and Trauma H.A. Whitaker (Ed.)
Harry A. Whitaker Editor
Contemporary Reviews in Neuropsychology
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Harry A. Whitaker Professor of Neurology Department of Neuroscience University of North Dakota School of Medicine Fargo, North Dakota 58102, USA and Director, Cognitive Neuroscience Research Program The Neuropsychiatric Institute Fargo, North Dakota 58103, USA
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Contemporary reviews in neuropsychology. (Springer series in neuropsychology) Includes bibliographies and index. \. Neuropsychology. 2. Brain damage. 3. Aphasia. I. Whitaker, Harry A. II. Series. [DNLM: \. Neuropsychology. WL 103 C761j 616.8 87-26394 QP360.C663 1988
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Preface: The Scope of Experimental Neuropsychology
Traditional experimental neuropsychology had been concerned with focal brain lesions, the functions of discrete parts of brain, and modular components of language and memory. Over the last two decades, an evolving cognizance of right hemisphere functional capacities has led to a reexamination of simple models of laterality and an interest in other behaviors besides language and memory. Concomitant with the expansion of topics has been an increased experimental and theoretical sophistication, no doubt partly due to the intermingling of disciplines from medicine, social and behavioral science, information and c
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