Neuropsychological Function and Brain Imaging

Over the past two decades researchers and clinicians in the neurosciences have witnessed a literal information explosion in the area of brain imaging and neuropsychological functioning. Until recently we could not view the nervous system except through the use of invasive procedures. Today, a variet...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Bigler, Erin D. (Editor), Yeo, Ronald A. (Editor), Turkheimer, Eric (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:
  • 1. Neuropsychological Function and Brain Imaging: Introduction and Overview
  • 2. Neuroanatomy and Neuropathology: Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Correlates
  • 3. Techniques of Quantitative Measurement of Morphological Structures of the Central Nervous System
  • 4. Positron Emission Tomography and Neuropsychological Function
  • 5. Computed Tomographic Scanning and New Perspectives in Aphasia
  • 6. Brain Imaging and Neuropsychological Outcome in Traumatic Brain Injury
  • 7. Brain Imaging and Neuropsychological Identification of Dementia of the Alzheimer’s Type
  • 8. Neuropsychological and Neuroanatomic Aspects of Complex Motor Control
  • 9. Structural Brain Abnormalities in the Major Psychoses
  • 10. Cerebral Imaging and Emotional Correlates
  • 11. Individual Differences
  • 12. Structural Anomalies and Neuropsychological Function
  • 13. Neuropsychological Functioning and Brain Imaging: Concluding Remarks and Synthesis