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Dahlia W. Zaidel

    Handbook of Perception and Cognition: Neuropsychology
    Brain Damage, Behaviour and Cognition Series: Neuropsychology of Art
    • Brain Damage, Behaviour and Cognition Series: Neuropsychology of Art

      Neurological, Cognitive and Evolutionary Perspectives

      • 261 stránek
      • 10 hodin čtení

      The significance of art in human existence has long been a source of puzzlement, fascination, and mystery. In Neuropsychology of Art, Dahlia W. Zaidel explores the brain regions and neuronal systems that support artistic creativity, talent, and appreciation.Both the visual and musical arts are discussed against a neurological background. Evidence from the latest relevant brain research is presented and critically examined in an attempt to clarify the brain-art relationship, language processing and visuo-spatial perception. The consequences of perceptual problems in famous artists, along with data from autistic savants and established artists with brain damage as a result of unilateral stroke, dementia, or other neurological conditions, are brought into consideration and the effects of damage to specific regions of the brain explored. A major compilation of rare cases of artists with brain damage is provided and the cognitive abilities required for the neuropsychology of art reviewed.This book draws on interdisciplinary principles from the biology of art, brain evolution, anthropology, and the cinema through to the question of beauty, language, perception, and hemispheric specialization. It will be of interest to advanced students in neuro-psychology, neuroscience and neurology, to clinicians and all researchers and scholars interested in the workings of the human brain.

      Brain Damage, Behaviour and Cognition Series: Neuropsychology of Art2005
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    • Handbook of Perception and Cognition: Neuropsychology

      Second Edition

      • 342 stránek
      • 12 hodin čtení

      The field of neuropsychology has grown rapidly in recently years. New developments have been of interest across disciplines to cognitive, clinical, and experimental psychologists as well as neuroscientists.Neuropsychology presents a comprehensive overview of where the field stands now relative to all these disciplines. Representing the critical areas in human neuropsychology, this book begins with the history and development of the field and proceeds to discuss brain structure and function with regard to attention, perception, emotion, language, and movement. Key Features* Provides a comprehensive literature review* Chapters represent the critical areas in human neuropsychology* Organized for ease of use and reference* Contributors from medicine, experimental, cognitive, and clinical psychology

      Handbook of Perception and Cognition: Neuropsychology1994