Description
Table of Contents
Preface
Media and Supplements
Part I: Background
Chapter 1: The Development of Neuropsychology
Chapter 2: Research on the Origins of the Human Brain
and Behavior
Chapter: Nervous System Organization
Chapter 4: The Structure and Electrical Activity
of Neurons
Chapter 5: Communication Between Neurons
Chapter 6: The Influence of Drugs and Hormones
on Behavior
Chapter 7: Imaging the Brain’s Activity
Chapter 8: Organization of the Sensory Systems
Chapter 9: Organization of the Motor System
Part II: Cortical Function
Chapter 10: Principles of Neocortical Function
Chapter 11: Cerebral Asymmetry
Chapter 12: Individual Differences in Cerebral Organization
Chapter 13: The Occipital Lobes and Networks
Chapter 14: The Parietal Lobes and Networks
Chapter 15: The Temporal Lobes and Networks
Chapter 16: The Frontal Lobes and Networks
Chapter 17: Cortical Networks and Disconnection
Syndromes
Part III: Higher Functions
Chapter 18: Learning and Memory
Chapter 19: Language
Chapter 20: Emotion and the Social Brain
Chapter 21: Spatial Behavior
Chapter 22: Attention and Consciousness
Part IV: Plasticity and Disorders
Chapter 23: Brain Development and Plasticity
Chapter 24: Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Chapter 25: Plasticity, Recovery, and Rehabilitation
of the Adult Brain
Chapter 26: Neurological Disorders
Chapter 27: Psychiatric and Related Disorders
Chapter 28: Neuropsychological Assessment
Glossary
Name Index
Subject Index
