ISBN-13: 9780863778919 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 384 str.
ISBN-13: 9780863778919 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 384 str.
From a contemporary perspective, Classic Cases in Neuropsychology, Volume II reviews those important and significant cases described in historical and modern literature where brain damage has been sustained. The single case study has always been of central importance to the discipline of neuropsychology. Its role in the historical development of the field and its increasing contribution to contemporary work is recognised as crucial. This follow-up to Classic Cases in Neuropsychology (1996) brings together more of the important case investigations which have shaped the way we think about the relationships between brain, behaviour and cognition. The book includes cases from the history of neuropsychology as well as important contemporary case studies in the fields of memory, language and perception. Some of the cases described are rare, some are seminal in the field, many were the first of their type to be described and gave rise to new theories, and some are still controversial. As in the first volume, each chapter highlights the relevance of the case of the development of neuropsychology and discusses the theoretical implication of the findings.