Perspectives on Cognitive Neuropsychology

ISBN-13: 9781138639126 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 358 str.

G. Denes; C. Semenza; P. Bisiacchi

Opis

Originally published in 1988, the first part of this book is devoted to an attempt to define and clarify basic issues and to the confrontation of alternative views. The remaining parts present original studies on several topics of particular interest in cognitive neuropsychology.

Spis treści

Preface.  Part 1: Basic Issues  1. A Function for Cognitive Neuropsychology C. Semenza, P. Bisiacchi and V. Rosenthal  2. Does It Rattle When You Shake It? Modularity of Mind and the Epistemology of Cognitive Research V. Rosenthal  3. From Models to Neuropsychological Data and Vice Versa G. Sartori  4. Observations on Theoretical Models in Neuropsychology of Language C. Burani and D. Parisi  Part 2: Language Comprehension  5. Automatic Processes in Language Comprehension G. B. Flores d’Arcais  6. Autonomy and Automaticity: Accessing Function Words during Sentence Comprehension A. D. Friederici  7. Sentence-processing Strategies for Broca’s Aphasics and Normal Speakers as Reflected by Gaze Movements W. Huber, G. Lüer and U. Lass  8. Localisation of Aphasia: Science or Fiction R. De Bleser  Part 3: Reading and Writing  9. Modelling the Writing Process A.W. Ellis  10. Acquired Disorders of Spelling K. Patterson  11. Independence of Access to Meaning and Phonology: Arguments for Direct Non-semantic Pathways for the Naming of Written Words and Pictures H. Kremin  12. Mechanisms for Reading Non-words: Evidence from a Case of Phonological Dyslexia in an Italian Reader P. De Bastani, C. Barry and M. Carreras  Part 4: Face Recognition  13. Face Perception: Underlying Processes and Hemispheric Contribution J. Sergent  14. Prosopagnosia: A Disorder of Rapid Spatial Integration J. Davidoff  Part 5: Memory  15. Mneumonic Retraining of Organic Memory Disorders L.S. Cermack and M. O’Connor  16. The Role of Articulation in Verbal Short-term Memory S.F. Cappa and G. Vallar.  Author Index.  Subject Index.

O autorze

G. Denes, C. Semenza, P. Bisiacchi