Matter of Mind: A Neurologist's View of Brain-Behavior Relationships

ISBN-13: 9780195144901 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 240 str.

Kenneth M. Heilman

Opis

Most of what has been learned about how the brain mediates behavior comes from experiments of nature where a stroke or other damage to the brain produces changes in a person's behavior. In Matter of Mind, one of the leading figures in behavioral and cognitive neurology uses patient vignettes and other examples from his rich professional life to show just how much knowledge about brain functions such as reading, writing, language, control of emotions, skilled movement, perception, attention, and motivation has been gained from the study of patients with diseases of or damage to the brain. No knowledge of neurology or neuroscience is required to understand the book, which is intended for neurological patients and their families. It will also be of interest to professionals who study the brain or treat patients with brain damage including neuropsychologists, neurologists, neuroscientists, psychologists, physiatrists, speech pathologists, occupational and physical therapists, and their students and trainees.

Recenzje

This is a book intended for general public readership. It is surely going to be enjoyed by readers with interest in how the brain works and, specifically, in the relationship between brain and mind, even if they do not have a specific knowledge in neurology. The book is timely, trying to fill up some of the remaining gaps in the ever-growing scientific study of behaviour, emotions, cognition, and other similar human brain mediated functions . . . It is well written in an easy-to-read conversational tone that makes the very complex mind matters understandable, and attractive, to the non-specialized reader.