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Classic Cases in Neuropsychology, Volume II

• Edited by Chris Code, Yves Joanette, Andre Roch Lecours, Claus-W. Wallesch

• Price: $90.00 $81.00
• Binding: Hardback
• Pages: 384
• Published by: Psychology Press
• Publication Date: 5th December 2002
• Illustrations: 19 figures and 5 b+w photos
• ISBN: 978-0-86377-891-9

About the Book

From a contemporary perspective, Classic Cases in Neuropsychology, Volume II reviews 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. Cognitive neuropsychology and cognitive neurolinguistics search for universal structures in thought processes, and single patients are an important means to that end. The role of the single case study in the historical development of the field and its increasing contribution to contemporary work is therefore recognised as crucial.
This follow-up to the successful 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 rich 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 to the development of neuropsychology and discusses the theoretical implication of the findings.
Classic Cases in Neuropsychology, Volume II will be essential reading for students and researchers alike in the fields of neuropsychology and neuroscience. It will also be of interest to speech and language pathologists, therapists and clinicians in this area.

Reviews

This book presents significant cases in neuropsychology, some over a century old, which have impacted our understanding of brain damage and its effects. It is a follow-up to the first volume, published in 1996. These books help us understand the relationship between brain functioning and behaviour a little better. Since these are classic cases, our learning is enhanced because important principles were established as mysteries were explored and understood. The purpose is to include classic cases in neuropsychology which have made a significant impact in the scientific community and still have relevance today. These are worthy objectives that the book meets. - Gary B. Kaniuk, Cermak Health Services, in Doody's Review

The book makes an excellent partner to Classic Cases in Neuropsychology ... I would recommend both volumes to undergraduates on neuropsychology courses and to colleagues with a practical, intellectual or historical interest in neuropsychology and the discipline's most familiar method of study. - G. Neil Martin, Middlesex University

Table of Contents

Preface. B. Butterworth, Windows on the Mind. Part 1: Language, Calculation, Memory. C.W. Wallesch, M. Hermann, C. Bartels, Wernicke's Cases of Conduction Aphasia. N. Martin, PV and JB: Two Cognitive Neuropsychological Studies of Phonological STM Impairment and Their Impact on Theories of Language and Memory. L. Girelli, Singer and Low's Case of Acalculia: Foresight of Modern Theories on Number Processing. J.R. Hanley, J. Kay, Monsieur C: Dejerine's Case of Alexia without Agraphia. C. Bartels, C.W. Wallesch, Deep Dyslexia: The Case of Frau Fretz (Wolff, 1903). D. Caplan, Caramazza and Zurif's (1976) Studies of Aphasic Patients with Syntactic Comprehension Deficits. A. Parkin, Low-velocity Intra-nasal Penetrating Head Injury: Case NA. C. Code, Y. Joanette, The Control of Speech in the Adult Brain: The Disconnected Right Hemispheres of PS, VP, and JW. B.L.J. Kaczmarek, C. Code, C.W. Wallesch, The Fractionation of Mental Life: Luria's Study of Lieutenant Zasetsky. Part 2: Perception, Identification, Consciousness. G. Vallar, C. Papagno, Pierre Bonnier's (1905) Cases of Bodily 'Aschematie'. C. Papagno, G. Vallar, Anosognosia for Left Hemiplegia: Babinski's (1914) Cases. S. Ferber, H.O. Karnath, Friedrich Best's Case Z with Misidentification of Object Orientation. E.M.E. Forde, C.W. Wallesch, 'Mind-blind for Blindness': A Psychological Review of Anton's Syndrome. C. Semenza, M. Delazer, Pick's Case Studies on Body Representation (1908, 1915, 1922): A Retrospective Assessment. H.D. Ellis, Delusional Misidentifications: History and Contemporary Theory. J.C. Marshall, P.W. Halligan, Whoever Would Have Imagined It? Bisiach & Luzzatti (1978) on Representational Neglect in Patients IG and NV. G. Goldenberg, Goldstein & Gelb's Case Schn.: A Classic Case in Neuropsychology? N. Georgiou-Karistianis, J.L. Bradshaw, The Case Studies of Gilles de la Tourette. L. Mottron, E. Limoges, P. Jelenic, Can a Cognitive Deficit Elicit an Exceptional Ability? A Case of Savant Syndrome in Drawing Abilities: Nadia. Case Index. Author Index. Subject Index.