Neuropsychology

Designed as a complete course for undergraduate and graduate students of speech-language pathology and linguistics Features worked examples with each chapter Includes appendices giving all the symbols and transcription conventions utilized This book...

An all-star lineup of scientists takes you to the front lines of brain research.Are we born to be shy? Why do we remember some events so clearly and others not at all? Are creativity and depression somehow linked? Do our dreams really have deeper...

Originally published in 1993, the previous decade had seen considerable development in the field of neuropsychological rehabilitation following brain damage, and the use of computerized methods attracted attention and stimulated controversy. This...

Understanding how right-brain and left-brain differences influence our habits, thoughts, and actions.Human behaviour is lopsided. When cradling a newborn child, most of us cradle the infant to the left. When posing for a portrait, we tend to put our left...

Now in its third edition, ''Clinical Research Methods in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology'' is a valuable and comprehensive resource for understanding and conducting clinical research in communication sciences and disorders. Graduate students and...

''Voice Therapy: Clinical Case Studies, Fifth Edition'' provides both the student and the working clinician with a broad sampling of management strategies as presented through clinical case studies by master voice clinicians, laryngologists, and other...

"Treatment of Voice Disorders, Second Edition" presents the entire range of behavioral, medical and surgical voice treatment options from the perspective of a variety of specialist practitioners with exceptional breadth and clarity. As suggested in the...

Despite decades of research into the nature and treatment of stuttering, the causes and underlying mechanisms of it are still not well understood. In this unique and comprehensive overview of the numerous theories and models which seek to understand and...

The book contains practical and innovative strategies to train clients with Traumatic Brain Injury, Autism, Intellectual Impairment and Behavioural Disorders to compensate for their deficits and to function independently within their environments. The...

Using a popular case history format, this book presents a scientific history of neurotrauma. It covers a range of well-known cases, including Roald Dahl, James Brady, and Walter Freeman to give insights into a variety of neurotrauma causes and effects,...

This book challenges professional and public misconceptions of schizophrenia as an illness with intractable symptoms and inexorable mental deterioration, educating clinicians and researchers on the effectiveness of treatment to change the course of or...

This book highlights those rare, difficult to diagnose or controversial cases in contemporary clinical neuropsychology. The evidence base relevant to this type of work is almost by definition insufficient to guide practice, but most clinicians will...

Bridges a significant knowledge gap, offering practical 'how to' guidance for clinicians to implement evidence-based methods to better manage ABI behaviour disorders.Describes state-of-the-art processes by current UK experts in the subject area.Avoids...

Tashi Hansen du Toit was 15 years old when her mother Karen suffered a severe hemorrhagic stroke which left her with multiple physical and cognitive impairments. This beautifully written and poignant account tells Tashi's story from the first moments...

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to psychological assessment and covers areas not typically addressed in existing test and measurements texts, such as neuropsychological assessment and the use of tests in forensics settings. The book...

Incredible Consequences of Brain Injury: The Ways your Brain can Break explains the acquired brain disorders that can suddenly change a person's life. Underlining the intricate workings of the human brain and the amazing things it does every day, this...

Incredible Consequences of Brain Injury: The Ways your Brain can Break explains the acquired brain disorders that can suddenly change a person's life. Underlining the intricate workings of the human brain and the amazing things it does every day, this...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781548709457Author John Jay HallFormat PaperbackPage Count 66Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent Publishing...

Irving Kirsch has the world doubting the efficacy of antidepressants. Based on fifteen years of research, The Emperor's New Drugs makes an overwhelming case that what the medical community considered a cornerstone of psychiatric treatment is little...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781416576181Author Daniel TammetFormat PaperbackPage Count 292Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 249g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781572241442Author WhiteFormat PaperbackPage Count 120Imprint New Harbinger PublicationsPublisher New Harbinger Publications

Freedom of thought is one of the great and venerable notions of Western thought, often celebrated in philosophical texts - and described as a crucial right in American, European, and International Law, and in that of other jurisdictions. What it means...

Biomarkers of Postpartum Psychiatric Disorders provides an up-to-date reference on the current research relating to biomarkers in psychiatric disorders, including major depressive disorder, OCD and bipolar disorder in the immediate postpartum time-period...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781564146083Author Jennifer ShoquistFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Career PressPublisher Red Wheel/WeiserDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 19mm

This book examines why humans have big brains, what big brains enable us to do, and how specialized brains are associated with eusociality in animals. It explores why brains expanded so slowly, and then why they stopped growing. This book whittles down...

A history of how neural, behavioural and communicative subdisciplines coalesced in neuroscience to create a promising approach to understanding the relation of mind to brain. It chronicles the expansion of prominent centres of research and the...

Connectome Analysis: Characterization, Methods, and Analysis is a comprehensive companion for the analysis of brain networks, or connectomes. The book provides sources of constituent structural and functional MRI signals, network construction and...

Memory: Neuropsychological, Imaging and Psychopharmacological Perspectives reviews critically the impact of recent neuropsychological and biological discoveries on our understanding of human memory and its pathology. Too often, insights from clinical,...

This volume brings together leading neuropsychologists to shed light on the nuts and bolts of forensic practice. An array of adult and child cases are presented, involving such conditions as traumatic brain injury, multiple chemical sensitivity, cerebral...

Many school-based speech-language pathologists (SLPs) deal with large caseloads and limited resources. Taking on additional workload by implementing multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) can seem overwhelming. Multi-Tiered Systems of Support:...

Cultural Diversity studies the relationship between culture and neuropsychology. Its goal is to examine salient aspects of this relationship and assist in bringing the issue of culture and cultural diversity to the forefront of neuropsychological...

The goal of this book is to provide brief-but-comprehensive information that can aid in rapid differential diagnosis and allow for more thorough follow-up if needed. This guide is intended to fit easily into the pocket of a lab coat or on your desk,...

The Wechsler Memory Scale (WMS) is one of the most popular memory scales in the United States and much of the English-speaking world. This is the first book to systematically trace the evolution of the instrument in terms of its content and structure,...

Neuropsychologists are increasingly involved in the assessment and management of sports-related concussion. This is the only book to provide practical guidelines for evaluating mild head injury and making crucial return-to-play decisions for athletes at...

Many of us have wondered how we would respond in the midst of a crisis. You hope that difficult times could bring out the best in you. Some become stronger, more resilient and more innovative under pressure. You hope that you will too. But you are afraid...

Written expressly for non-neuropsychologists, this book offers a concise, friendly introduction to the developing brain and its functions. Stephen R. Hooper renders complex concepts accessible as he describes the structure of the brain and the workings...

This book brings together scholarship that contributes diverse and new perspectives on childhood amnesia - the scarcity of memories for very early life events. The topics of the studies reported in the book range from memories of infants and young...

This volume reflects the pressure to develop useful models and methodologies to study executive behaviour - the ability to update information in working memory in order to control selective attention to formulate plans of action and to monitor their...

First published in 1986. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.Book InformationISBN 9780898596649Author Aage B. SorensenFormat HardbackPage Count 628Imprint Lawrence Erlbaum Associates IncPublisher Taylor & Francis...

First published in 1984. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.Book InformationISBN 9780898592900Author Magda B. ArnoldFormat HardbackPage Count 544Imprint Lawrence Erlbaum Associates IncPublisher Taylor & Francis...