Neuropsychology of Visual Perception

ISBN-13: 9781138217096 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 270 str.

Jason W. Brown

Opis

Originally published in 1989, this sourcebook for anatomic studies in the neuropsychology of visual perception contains chapters on disorders of visual agnosias, impaired object perception and spatial neglect, and abnormal visual imagery.

Spis treści

Preface.  Part 1: Organization of Visual Cortex  1. Changing Concepts of Visual Cortex Organization in Primates Jon H. Kaas  Part 2: Disorders of Object Perception  2. Cerebral Disturbances of Elementary Visual Functions J. Zihl  3. Disorders of Visual Gnosis D. Frank Benson  4. Finding the Way Around Topographical Impairments M.J. Riddoch & G.W. Humphreys  5. Visuomotor Ataxia Pierre Rondot  Part 3: Neglect  6. Components of Visual Attention Disrupted in Unilateral Neglect Guido Gainotti, Patrizia D’Erme & Caterina De Bonis  7. Unilateral Misrepresentation of Distributed Information: Paradoxes and Puzzles Edoardo Bisiach & Anna Berti  Part 4: Disorders of Visual Imagery  8. Comments on Some Positive Visual Phenomena Caused by Diseases of the Brain Lawrence Jacobs  9. The Neuropsychology of Mental Imagery Martha J. Farah  10. A Dual Coding Perspective on Imagery and the Brain Allan Paivio  Part 5: Theoretical Issues  11. Taxonomy of the Subjective: An Evolutionary Perspective Ernst Pöppel  12. Essay on Perception Jason W. Brown.  Author Index.  Subject Index.

O autorze

Jason W. Brown