Learning Disabilities and Brain Function A Neuropsychological Approach
Some may say that this book is long overdue; others, including myself, will state that the book appears atjust the right time. The latter is likely more true, for it is doubtful that many in the professions would, until now, link issues of learning disabilities with those of neurophysiological dysfu...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Springer New York
1980, 1980
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1980 |
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 1 Neurology and Behavior: Some Professional Problems
- 2 Prevalence Estimates and Etiology of Learning Disabilities
- 3 The Nervous System and Learning
- 4 The Use of Neuropsychological Knowledge in Understanding Learning Disorders
- 5 Perceptual Disorders
- 6 Sensory and Motor Pathways and Learning
- 7 Cerebral Dominance, Handedness, and Laterality
- 8 Language Development, Aphasia, and Dyslexia
- 9 The Neuropsychological Basis of Problems in Writing, Spelling, and Arithmetic
- 10 Remediation, Therapy, and the Learning-Disabled Child
- 11 Postscript
- Appendix A Neuropsychological Tests
- Appendix B Neuropathological Syndromes
- Appendix C The Cranial Nerves
- Appendix D Remedial Sources
- References
- Indexes