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Neuropsychology: From Theory to Practice
Author(s): David Andrewes (Author)
- Publisher: Psychology Press
- Publication Date: 20 Dec. 2001
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 624 pages
- ISBN-10: 1841691038
- ISBN-13: 9781841691039
Book Description
This comprehensive textbook provides an up-to-date and accessible account of the theories that seek to explain the complex relationship between brain and behaviour. Drawing on the latest research findings from the disciplines of neuropsychology, neuroscience, cognitive neuroscience and cognitive neuropsychology, the author provides contemporary models of neuropsychological processes. The book provides a fresh perspective that takes into account the modern advances of functional neuroimaging and other new research techniques.
The emphasis at all times is on bridging the gap between theory and practice – discussion of theoretical models is framed in a clinical context and the author makes frequent use of case studies to illustrate the clinical context. There is coverage of the neuropsychology of disorders associated with areas such as perception, attention, memory and language, emotion, and movement. A third-generation text, this book uniquely aims to integrate these different areas by describing the common influences of these functions. Following on from this there is information on the clinical management of patients in the area of recovery and rehabilitation. These last chapters focus on the author’s own experience and illustrate the importance of a more systematic approach to intervention, which takes into account theoretical views of recovery from brain damage.
Neuropsychology: From Theory to Practice is the first comprehensive textbook to cover research from all disciplines committed to understanding neuropsychology. It will provide a valuable resource for students, professionals and clinicians.
Editorial Reviews
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David Andrewes has written a clear and comprehensive textbook that will be an invaluable guide for both students and researchers. Engaging and informative, Neuropsychology: From Theory to Practice provides up-to-date coverage of both theoretical and applied aspects of neuropsychology. This is an important and timely contribution to the literature.– Daniel L. Schacter, Chairman of Psychology at Harvard University, USA
This monumental text will be of immense benefit to … the scientist, the clinician, and the student in neuropsychology. It is theoretically driven yet clinically informed, making highly effective use of its many clinical vignettes. It has no current competitors, and will stand as a major contribution to the field of neuropsychology for many years. –Max Coltheart, Macquarie University, Australia
The text is up-to-date and compares favorably with its competition. … Despite being 608 pages in length, the text reads easily, and is written for an advanced undergraduate audience. … It is a convenient and concise source of information in a field plagued by excessive terminology, bordering on jargon.– Mark E. McCourt, North Dakota State University, in the Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society
David Andrewes has written a clear and comprehensive textbook that will be an invaluable guide for both students and researchers. Engaging and informative, Neuropsychology: From Theory to Practice provides up-to-date coverage of both theoretical and applied aspects of neuropsychology. This is an important and timely contribution to the literature.–Daniel L. Schacter, Chairman of Psychology at Harvard University, USA
This monumental text will be of immense benefit to both the scientist, the clinician, and the student in neuropsychology. It is theoretically driven yet clinically informed, making highly effective use of its many clinical vignettes. It has no current competitors, and will stand as a major contribution to the field of neuropsychology for many years.– Max Coltheart, Macquarie University, Australia
Professor Andrewes’ superb new and comprehensive review of the field of neuropsychology should become the text of choice for introductory courses in human neuropsychology as well as a well-worn sourcebook for experienced neuropsychologists. Andrewes succeeds in portraying the key and controversial findings across the domains of neuropsychology by integrating research from patient studies and functional neuroimaging and deftly putting this research into a carefully thought out clinical context.–Jordan Grafman, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, USA
