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008			170821s2008 enka 001 | eng
020			_a9781841696546
040			_aMIUC _beng _cMIUC
082	0		_a612.8
100	1		_9475 _aStirling, John D., _d1951-
245	1	0	_aIntroducing neuropsychology / _cJohn Stirling and Rebecca Elliott.
250			_a2nd ed.
260			_aHove ; _aNew York : _bPsychology Press, _c2008.
300			_axii, 396 p. : _bill. b&w and col. ; _c25 cm.
336			_2rdacontent _arda
490	1		_aPsychology focus
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
505	0		_aCh. 1. The foundations of neuropsychology -- Ch. 2. Methods in neuropsychology -- Ch. 3. Lateralisation -- Ch. 4. Somatosensation and neuroplasticity -- Ch. 5. Motor control and movement disorders -- Ch. 6. Language and the brain -- Ch. 7. Memory and amnesia -- Ch. 8. Visual object recognition and spatial processing -- Ch. 9. Attention and consciousness -- Ch. 10. Emotion and motivation -- Ch. 11. Executive functions -- Appendix: A primer of nervous system structure and function.
520			_aIntroducing Neuropsychology, Second Edition investigates the functions of the brain and explores the relationships between brain systems and human behaviour. The material is presented in a jargon-free, easy to understand manner and aims to guide students new to the field through current areas of research. Following a brief history of the discipline and a description of methods in neuropsychology, the remaining chapters review traditional and recent research findings. Both cognitive and clinical aspects of neuropsychology are addressed to illustrate the advances scientists are making (on many fronts) in their quest to understand brain-behaviour relationships in both normal and disturbed functioning. The rapid developments in neuropsychology and cognitive neuroscience resulting from traditional research methods as well as new brain-imaging techniques are presented in a clear and straightforward way. Each chapter has been fully revised and updated and new brain-imaging data are incorporated throughout, especially in the later chapters on Emotion and Motivation, and Executive Functions. As in the first edition, key topics are dealt with in separate focus boxes, and "interim comment" sections allow the reader a chance to "take stock" at regular intervals. The book assumes no particular expertise on the reader's part in either psychology or brain physiology. Thus, it will be of great interest not only to those studying neuropsychology and cognitive neuroscience, but also to medical and nursing students, and indeed anyone who is interested in learning about recent progress in understanding brain-behaviour relationships.
650		0	_945 _aNeuropsychology
700	1		_4aut _93197 _aElliott, Rebecca
830		0	_93198 _aPsychology focus
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