Neuropsychology Arena

Spatial Working Memory

• Edited by André Vandierendonck, and Arnaud Szmalec.

Published June 2011

Spatial working memory is the ability to remember the location in which something is perceived, and in addition, the ability to recall a series of visited locations. In this book, top researchers in the domain of spatial working memory review and discuss findings about the processes and…
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Successful Remembering and Successful Forgetting

A Festschrift in Honor of Robert A. Bjork

• Edited by Aaron S. Benjamin.

Published November 2010

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…
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Forgetting

• Edited by Sergio Della Sala.

Published May 2010

Memory and forgetting are inextricably intertwined. In order to understand how memory works we need to understand how and why we forget. The topic of forgetting is therefore hugely important, despite the fact that it has often been neglected in comparison with other features of memory. This…
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Rehabilitation of Neuropsychological Disorders

A Practical Guide for Rehabilitation Professionals

• Edited by Brick Johnstone, and Henry H. Stonnington.

Published March 2009

Many contemporary neuropsychology texts focus on neuropathology, the description of specific tests, and the differential diagnosis of central nervous system disorders. However, increasingly sophisticated neuroradiological techniques, managed care factors, and the growth of rehabilitation…
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The Handbook of Aging and Cognition

Third Edition

• Edited by Fergus I. M. Craik, and Timothy A. Salthouse.

Published October 2007

Cognitive aging is a flourishing area of research. A significant amount of new data, a number of new theoretical notions, and many new research issues have been generated in the past ten years. This new edition reviews new findings and theories, enables the reader to assess where the field is…
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Mild Cognitive Impairment

International Perspectives

• Edited by Holly A. Tuokko, and David F. Hultsch.

Published September 2006

Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) has been identified as an important clinical transition between normal aging and the early stages of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Since treatments for AD are most likely to be most effective early in the course of the disease, MCI has become a topic of great importance…
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Memory

Neuropsychological, Imaging and Psychopharmacological Perspectives

• By Gérard Emilien, Cécile Durlach, Elena Antoniadis, Martial Van der Linden and Jean-Marie Maloteaux.

Published December 2003

Memory: Neuropsychological, Imaging and Psychopharmacological Perspectives reviews critically the impact of recent neuropsychological and biological discoveries on our understanding of human memory and its pathology. Too often, insights from clinical, neurological and psychopharmacological fields…
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Case Studies in the Neuropsychology of Memory

• Edited by Alan J. Parkin.

Published September 1999

The study of memory disorders is typically associated with investigations of the amnesic syndrome. There are, however, however, a wide range of other memory disorders following brain damage and these are becoming increasingly important. In this volume, which is newly available in paperback, experts…
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The Cognitive Psychology of False Memories

A Special Issue of Cognitive Neuropsychology

• Edited by Daniel L. Schacter.

Published June 1999

People sometimes remember events that never happened. These illusory or false memories have important practical implications in various aspects of everyday life, and also have significant theoretical implications for cognitive and neuropsychological models of memory. Cognitive psychologists and…
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Memory and Amnesia

An Introduction

• By Alan J. Parkin.

Published February 1999

Memory and Amnesia provides a clear and comprehensive account of amnesia set in the context of our understanding of how normal memory operates. Part I provides the reader with an up-to-date survey of contemporary memory theories along with an account of the various methods for improving memory…
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