Contemporary Neuropsychology and the Legacy of Luria

Herausgeber: Goldberg, Elkhonon

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Best known as a founding father of neuropsychology, Luria is remembered for his clinical approach, which in many ways foreshadowed and served as the basis for the "process approach" to neuropsychological diagnosis. Written by professionals who either knew Alexandr Romanovich Luria personally or experienced his scientific influence.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 301
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. April 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 404g
• ISBN-13: 9781138876002
• ISBN-10: 1138876003
• Artikelnr.: 42998225

Autorenporträt

ELKHONON GOLDBERG Medical College of Pennsylvania

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: E. Goldberg
Introduction: Tribute to Alexandr Romanovich Luria (1902-1977). M. Cole
Alexandr Romanovich Luria: Cultural Psychologist. D.T. Stuss
D.F. Benson
The Frontal Lobes and Language. A.F. Mirsky
H.E. Rosvold
The Case of Carolyn Wilson -- A 38-Year Follow-up of a Schizophrenic Patient with Two Prefrontal Lobotomies. K.H. Pribram
The Frontal Cortex -- A Luria/Pribram Rapprochement. N. Butters
D.P. Salmon
W.C. Heindel
Processes Underlying the Memory Impairments of Demented Patients. P.D. MacLean
A Reinterpretation of Memorative Functions of the Limbic System. E. Bisiach
Hemispheric Interaction and Decisional Dominance. A. Benton
The Fate of Some Neuropsychological Concepts: An Historical Inquiry. O. Sacks
Luria and "Romantic Science." J.W. Brown
Preliminaries for a Theory of Mind. H.G. Vaughan
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Chronotopic Localization of Cerebral Processes: The Temporal Dimension of Brain Organization. E. Goldberg
Higher Cortical Functions in Humans: The Gradiental Approach.