Neuropsychology Books

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61. Explaining Individual Differences in Reading

    Theory and Evidence

    Edited by Susan A. Brady, David Braze, Carol A. Fowler

    Series: New Directions in Communication Disorders Research

    Research into reading development and reading disabilities has been dominated by phonologically guided theories for several decades. In this volume, the authors of 11 chapters report on a wide array of current research topics, examining the scope, limits and implications of a phonological theory....

    Published April 17th 2011 by Psychology Press
62. Contemporary Neurobehavioral Syndromes

    Edited by Gerald Goldstein, Theresa M. Incagnoli, Antonio E. Puente

    During the twentieth century, new neurobehavioral diseases appeared or were described for the first time. Exposure to certain toxins or noxious environments, for example, produced illnesses that did not exist before the twentieth century. In addition, established illnesses were reconceptualized...

    Published April 10th 2011 by Psychology Press
63. Neurobiology of Sensation and Reward

    Edited by Jay A. Gottfried

    Series: Frontiers in Neuroscience

    Synthesizing coverage of sensation and reward into a comprehensive systems overview, Neurobiology of Sensation and Reward presents a cutting-edge and multidisciplinary approach to the interplay of sensory and reward processing in the brain. While over the past 70 years these areas have drifted...

    Published March 27th 2011 by CRC Press
64. Cluttering

    A Handbook of Research, Intervention and Education

    Edited by David Ward, Kathleen Scaler Scott

    Very few people are aware of the significant negative impact that cluttering -- a communication disorder that affects a person's ability to speak in a clear, concise and fluent manner -- can have on one's life educationally, socially and vocationally. Although different from...

    Published February 17th 2011 by Psychology Press
65. Scoring Software for the Comprehensive Aphasia Test

    By Robin Keith, Elise Croot

    The Scoring Software for the Comprehensive Aphasia Test makes scoring CAT assessments easy. Enter results from the CAT scoring book into the easy-to-use spreadsheet and the software instantly calculates totals and t-scores and produces three graphs that can be shared with clients and their families...

    Published December 2nd 2010 by Psychology Press
66. Therapeutic Processes for Communication Disorders

    A Guide for Clinicians and Students

    Edited by Robert J. Fourie

    Why do many people with disorders of communication experience a sense of demoralization? Do these subjective experiences have any bearing on how such problems should be treated? How can professionals dealing with speech, language, hearing and other communication disorders analyse and respond to the...

    Published November 25th 2010 by Psychology Press
67. Successful Remembering and Successful Forgetting

    A Festschrift in Honor of Robert A. Bjork

    Edited by Aaron S. Benjamin

    The chapters in this volume are testament to the many ways in which Robert Bjork’s ideas have shaped the course of research on human memory over four decades. It showcases the theoretical advances and recent findings by researchers whose work and careers have been influenced by Bjork. The first...

    Published November 18th 2010 by Psychology Press
68. Recovery from Stuttering

    By Peter Howell

    Series: Language and Speech Disorders

    This book is a comprehensive guide to the evidence, theories, and practical issues associated with recovery from stuttering in early childhood and into adolescence. It examines evidence that stuttering is associated with a range of biological factors — such as genetics — and psychological factors —...

    Published November 8th 2010 by Psychology Press
69. Rehabilitation of Visual Disorders After Brain Injury

    2nd Edition

    By Josef Zihl

    Series: Neuropsychological Rehabilitation: A Modular Handbook

    This thoroughly updated and extended edition covers the various cerebral visual disorders acquired after brain injury, as well as the rehabilitation techniques used to treat them. These are described within a brain plasticity framework, using data from single and group case studies along with...

    Published October 28th 2010 by Psychology Press
70. The Neuropsychology of Asian Americans

    Edited by Daryl E.M. Fujii

    Series: Studies on Neuropsychology, Neurology and Cognition

    This volume is the first comprehensive resource to assist neuropsychologists to provide culturally competent services to Asian Americans. It highlights pertinent historical socio-cultural characteristics of the largest Asian American ethnic groups, which helps to...

    Published September 7th 2010 by Psychology Press