Human Cognitive Neuropsychology

Psychology Press & Routledge Classic Editions

by Andrew W. Ellis, Andrew W. Young

This textbook augments the first edition through the inclusion of a set of reseach and review papers selected by the authors to supplement the contents of each chapter by providing a discussion of research issues and detailed investigation of individual cases. One or two papers supplement each chapter. A short introduction to each set makes clear the nature of their contribution and how they relate to each chapter's contents. Some of the papers are short reviews of theoretical contributions; others are case studies in the tradition of cognitive neuropsychology. At least three of the main trends discernible in cognitive neuropsychology in the 1990s are represented in the chosen papers. The first is the use of connectionist models to simulate patterns of impairment in brain-injured patients. The second is the growing convergence between cognitive neuropsychology and neuroscience: cognitive neuropsychologists are becoming increasingly interested in the brain processes that underlie the preserved and damaged psychological processes they study. The third trend is the involvement of cognitive neuropsychologists in work on therapy and rehabilitation.

Genres: Psychology, Science, Nonfiction

Paperback

First published January 1, 1988

About the author

Andrew W. Ellis is Professor of Psychology at the University of York, where he teaches cognitive neuroscience. His research uses cognitive, neuropsychological and neuroimaging techniques to investigate aspects of word and object processing, including visual word learning.

Reviews

[Dr. George H. Elder · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very valuable in terms of describing the many brain damage studies that form the basis of neuropsychology, although I am not sure if recent editions have been upodated. I used the text extensively in the 1990s, and found it very useful in many ways. Of course, the basic premise is that specific brain areas are involved in various cognitive and behavioral disorders, and the proof cited is powerful and compelling. Be it how the amygdala influence emotion of the parietal lobes are involved in facial recognition, this is a very interesting and useful text.