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Kolb, Bryan

Fundamentals of human neuropsychology / Bryan Kolb & Ian Q. Whishaw. - San Francisco : W. H. Freeman, c1980. - x, 501 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. - A Series of books in psychology .

Contents;

Part one: Background
1. The organization of the nervous system
2. Physiological organization of the nervous system

Part two: Basic neurology
3. The neurological exam and clinical tests
4. Neurological disorders

Part three: Approaches and limitations
5. Techniques and problems
6. Generalization in neuropsychology

Part four: General principles of human brain function
7. The development of neuropsychology
8. A general theory of brain organization and function
9. Cerebral asymmetry

Part five: Sensory and motor systems
10. The sensory systems
11. The motor system

Part six: Functions of association areas
12. The parietal lobes
13. The temporal lobes
14. the frontal lobes

Part seven: Higher functions
15. Memory
16. Neural mechanisms of language
17. Affective behavior: An overview

Part eight: Issues
18. Developmental issues
19. Recovery of function
20. Disconnection syndromes

Part nine: Applied human neuropsychology
21. Neuropsychological assessment
22. Applications of neuropsychology




Inxludes bibliographies and indexes.

ISBN: 0716712199

LCCN: 80017987

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Neuropsychology.
Human behavior.
Nervous system diseases.
Nervous system--Anatomy and histology.
Psychophysiology.
Nervous system--Physiology.

Dewey Class. No.: 612.8 / KOL