Brain Organization of Language and Cognitive Processes

Neuropsychology has presented a particularly formidable array of devel­ opments during recent years. The number of methods, theoretical ap­ proaches, and publications has been steadily increasing, permitting a step-by-step approach to a deeper understanding of the tremendously complex relationships...

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Other Authors: Ardila, Alfredo (Editor), Ostrosky-Solis, Feggy (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer US 1989, 1989
Edition:1st ed. 1989
Series:Critical Issues in Neuropsychology
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • I: Theoretical and Technical Approaches
  • 1 Microgenesis: Historical Review and Current Studies
  • 2 Fractionation of Spatial Cognition following Focal and Diffuse Brain Damage
  • 3 Anatomical and Physiological Correlations and Neuroimaging Techniques in Language Disorders
  • 4 ERPs and Advances in Neurolinguistics
  • II: Development and Dissolution of Language
  • 5 Disorders in Language Acquisition and Cerebral Maturation: A Neurophysiological Perspective
  • 6 Speech and Language Alterations in Dementia Syndromes
  • III: Oral and Written Language Disorders
  • 7 Mechanisms Underlying Aphasic Transformations
  • 8 Alexia and Agraphia in Spanish Speakers: CAT Correlations and Interlinguistic Analysis
  • 9 Semantic Aphasia Reconsidered
  • IV: Basal Ganglia and Cognitive Activity
  • 10 Cognitive Effects of Adrenal Autografting in Parkinson’s Disease
  • 11 The Striatum as a Temporary Memory Store
  • V: Recovery from Brain Damage
  • 12 Development and Plasticity in the Central Nervous System: Organismic and Environmental Influences