Matti Laine, Nadine Martin

Anomia

Theoretical and Clinical Aspects

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Naming is a fundamental aspect of language. After brain damage, language can become severely compromised; this word-finding difficulty, anomia, is the most common language disorder arising from brain damage. Besides its practical importance, anomia gives a fascinating view on the inner workings of language in the brain. Written by two internationally known researchers in the field, this book provides a broad, integrated overview of research on anomia, covering current theoretical explanations, neuroanatomical aspects, assessment, and treatment approaches. "Anomia: Theoretical and Clinical Aspects "gives an up-to-date review on naming disorders in neurological patients. It covers both theory and practice and provides invaluable reading for researchers and practitioners in speech and language disorders, neuropsychology and neurology, as well for advanced undergraduate students or graduate students in the field.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 184
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. August 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 161mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 413g
• ISBN-13: 9780863777226
• ISBN-10: 0863777228
• Artikelnr.: 21641409

Autorenporträt

Matti Laine is a Professor of Psychology at the Swedish-speaking university in Finland, Åbo Akademi. With a background in clinical neuropsychology, he has conducted research on both normal and deficient language processing and their neural correlates over the last two decades. Nadine Martin has a background in Speech and Language Pathology and Cognitive Psychology and is certified by the American Speech, Language & Hearing Association. She is an Associate Professor in the Communication Sciences Department of Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA. Her research in both theoretical and clinical aspects of word retrieval and verbal short-term memory has been supported by the National Institutes of Health for the last two decades.

Inhaltsangabe

Cognitive models of lexical retrieval. Major forms of anomia. Neural basis
of naming. Word-finding difficulties at the clinic. Therapeutic approaches
to word-finding difficulties. Conclusions and future directions.
References. Appendix.