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Matter of mind : a neurologist's view of brain-behavior relationships / Kenneth M. Heilman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Heilman, Kenneth M., 1938- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Neurobehavioral disorders--Physiological aspects.
- Neurobehavioral disorders.
- Higher nervous activity.
- Neuropsychiatry.
- Neuropsychology.
- Behavioral Symptoms--physiopathology.
- Mental Processes--physiology.
- Brain--physiology.
- Behavior--physiology.
- Brain Diseases--physiopathology.
- Higher Nervous Activity.
- Neurocognitive Disorders.
- Medical Subjects:
- Behavioral Symptoms--physiopathology.
- Mental Processes--physiology.
- Brain--physiology.
- Behavior--physiology.
- Brain Diseases--physiopathology.
- Higher Nervous Activity.
- Neurocognitive Disorders.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (239 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Neurologist's view of brain-behavior relationships
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2002]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Most of what has been learned about how the brain mediates behaviour comes from experiments of nature where a stroke or other damage to the brain produces changes in a person's behaviour. In ""Matter of Mind"", one of the leading figures in behavioural and cognitive neurology uses patient vignettes and other examples from his rich professional life to show just how much knowledge about brain functions such as reading, writing, language, control of emotions, skilled movement, perception, attention, and motiviation has been gained from the study of patients with diseases of or damage to the brai
- Contents:
- Contents; 1. Introduction; 2. Language; 3. Emotions; 4. Attention; 5. Self-Awareness; 6. Memory; 7. Cognitive-Motor Skills; 8. Sensory Perception and Recognition; 9. Conation and Intention; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-028692-X
- 1-4294-4020-1
- 0-19-803309-5
- 9786610835393
- 1-280-83539-7
- OCLC:
- 476026134
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