Matter of mind : a neurologist's view of brain-behavior relationships
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Matter of mind : a neurologist's view of brain-behavior relationships
Oxford University Press, 2002
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
Most of what has been learned about how the brain mediates behaviour comes from experiments of nature where a stroke or other damage to the brain produces changes in a person's behaviour. In Matter of Mind, one of the leading figures in behavioural and cognitive neurology uses patient vignettes and other examples from his rich professional life to show just how much knowledge about brain functions such as reading, writing, language, control of emotions,
skilled movement, perception, attention, and motiviation has been gained from the study of patients with diseases of or damage to the brain. No knowledge of neurology or neuroscience is required to understand the book, which is intended for neurological patients and their families. It will also be of interest to
professionals who study the brain or treat patients with brain damage including neuropsychologists, neurologists, neuroscientists, psychologists, speech pathologists, occupational and physical therapists, and their students and trainees.
Table of Contents
1: Introduction
2: Language-Cognition
Speech - Reading - Writing
3: Emotion
Emotional Communication - Emotional Experience
4: Attention
5: Self-Awareness
6: Memory
7: Motor Skills
8: Sensory Perception
9: Conation-Intention
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