Handbook of neurolinguistics / edited by Brigitte Stemmer, Harry A. Whitaker.

Format:

Book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Neurolinguistics.

Psycholinguistics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (788 p.)

Place of Publication:

San Diego : Academic Press, 1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Handbook of Neurolinguistics is a state-of-the-art reference and resource book; it describes current research and theory in the many subfields of neurolinguistics and its clinical application. Thorough and clearly written, the Handbook provides an excellent overview of the field of neurolinguistics and its development.The book is organized into five parts covering the history of neurolinguistics, methods in clinical and experimental neurolinguistics, experimental neurolinguistics, clinical neurolinguistics, and resources in neurolinguistics. The first four parts contain a

Contents:

Front Cover; Handbook of Neurolinguistics; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Prologue; Category-Specific Disorders for Nouns and Verbs: A Very Old and Very New Problem; Advances in Neurolinguistic Research; Cerebral Substrate of Language: Ontogenesis, Senescence, Aphasia, and Recoveries; Part I: History of Neurolinguistics; Chapter 1. Neurolinguistics from the Middle Ages to the Pre-Modern Era: Historical Vignettes; 1-1. Medieval and Renaissance Neurolinguistics; 1-2. A Period of Transition: The 17th and 18th Centuries

1-3. Localization Comes of Age: Franz Joseph Gall and His Times1-4. Phrenology Studies Language Scientifically: Alexander Hood's Phenomenal Case Studies; 1-5. From Gall to Broca: The Contribution of Jean Baptiste Bouillaud; 1-6. From Gall to Broca: Day-to-Day Medical Work; 1-7. Diagramming and Localizing in the Late 19th Century; 1-8. Introducing the Concept of Receptive Aphasia: Theodor Meynert; 1-9. Localizing and Diagramming: Henry Charlton Bastian; 1-10. Early Agrammatism Research: Jackson, Pick, Head, and Weisenburg and McBride; 1-11. Sources for the History of Neurolinguistics

Part II: Clinical and Experimental Methods in NeurolinguisticsChapter 2. Methodological and Statistical Considerations in Cognitive Neurolinguistics; 2-1. Research Phases in Neurolinguistics; 2-2. The Cognitive Neurolinguistics Research Program; 2-3. Psychometric Considerations; 2-4. Inferential Statistical Tests for Single-Case Studies; 2-5. Future Outlook; Chapter 3. Clinical Assessment Strategies: Evaluation of Language Comprehension and Production by Formal Test Batteries; 3-1. Why Use Formal Tests of Language?; 3-2. An Academic-Experimental Rationale for Testing

3-3. A Patient-Centered Rationale3-4. Review of Tests; 3-5. Summary and Future Outlook; Chapter 4. Research Strategies: Psychological and Psycholinguistic Methods in Neurolinguistics; 4-1. What Is Language?; 4-2. Origins of the Neurolinguistic Model; 4-3. Methods; 4-4. Conclusion; Chapter 5. Event-Related Potential (ERP) Research in Neurolinguistics: Part I: Techniques and Applications to Lexical Access; 5-1. Overview of the ERP Paradigm; 5-2. Relations between ERPs and Language Behavior; 5-3. Some Lexical Semantic Issues; 5-4. The Content versus Function Word Distinction

5-5. Studies on Phonological Processing Using ERPs5-6. Conclusions; Chapter 6. Event-Related Potential (ERP) Research in Neurolinguistics: Part II: Language Processing and Acquisition; 6-1. Overview of the Issues; 6-2. Divisions between Syntax and Semantics; 6-3. Developmental Issues and Second Language Acquisition; 6-4. Assessing Receptive Linguistic Competence without Behavioral Production; 6-5. Some Questions about Reading; 6-6. Conclusions; Chapter 7. Electrical Stimulation Mapping of Language Cortex; 7-1. Techniques; 7-2. Advantages and Disadvantages of Each Technique

7-3. Background: Early Findings

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-281-05709-6

9786611057091

0-08-053313-2

OCLC:

476097952