Handbook of Neuropsychology, 2nd Edition: Language and Aphasia: Vol. 3 Book

Paperback. Volume 3 in the series Handbook of Neuropsychology, 2nd Edition, contains 22 chapters by leading researchers in the fields of language and aphasia research. Chapters cover traditional approaches to the topic as well as new techniques for investigating language disorders. Coverage is comprehensive in its scope, including detailed treatments of aphasia in users of sign language and in bilingual speakers. Separate chapters provide detailed treatments of each of the prominent symptoms of aphasia (e.g., deficits of speech production and perception, of naming, repetition, comprehension, etc.), including cognitive and psycholinguistic interpretations. The cognitive disorders that are related to aphasia, including memory and attentional impairments, limb apraxia and acalculia, are discussed in separate chapters. Supplementing these reviews of aphasia research are chapters detailing other approaches to the study of language/brain relationshipsRead More