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Title

Clinical neuropsychology of attention / Adriaan H. van Zomeren, Wiebo H. Brouwer.

Author

Zomeren, A. H. van (Adriaan H.), 1940-

Publication

New York : Oxford University Press, 1994.

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Additional Authors

Brouwer, Wiebo H.

Description

x, 250 pages : illustrations; 25 cm

Summary

• Written by a clinical neuropsychologist and a cognitive psychologist, this work presents an integrated view of the multifaceted concept of attention. In neuropsychology, attention has different meanings depending on the nature of the neurological disorder and the theoretical background of the investigator. To provide insight into these theoretical backgrounds, this volume opens with a discussion of psychological and neurobiological theories of attention.
• The book does not adopt a particular theoretical orientation but tries to clarify the various conceptualizations of attention that are encountered in the literature. Throughout, the book critically reviews the literature on attentional deficits in frequently occurring neurological conditions such as traumatic brain injury, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and epilepsy. This material is organized according to the types of tasks used to investigate attention, such as tests of focused, divided, and sustained attention.
• The book concludes with three chapters on topics that underline its practical aim: assessment of attention, the relationship between test performance and everyday activities, and the rehabilitation of impairments of attention. This comprehensive work will be invaluable to neuropsychologists, neurologists, clinical psychologists, gerontologists, and rehabilitation specialists

Subjects

• Attention
• Brain damage > Diagnosis
• Neuropsychology
• Attention > physiology
• Clinical neuropsychology
• Neuropsychological tests

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• 1. Introduction. Structure of the book -- 2. Theories and Concepts of Attention. Early History of Attention. Attention After World War II. Attention as an Individual Trait. Attention as a Dynamic Cognitive State. Attention, Brain, and Cognition. Types of Attention Tasks -- 3. Anatomy and Physiology of Attention. Mesencephalon. Arousal or the Orienting Reaction. Habituation. Basal Ganglia and Limbic System. The Cerebral Cortex. Integrated Theories. Functional Asymmetries -- 4. Closed Head Injury. Focused Attention. Divided Attention. Alertness and Sustained Attention. Supervisory Attentional Control. Relationships with Severity and Recovery -- 5. Dementia of the Alzheimer Type. Focused Attention. Divided Attention. Sustained Attention. Supervisory Attentional Control. In Search of an Explanation -- 6. Attention in Parkinson's Disease. The Basal Ganglia and the Nonspecific Thalamocortical Projection. Focused Attention. Speed of Processing and Divided Attention. Supervisory Attentional Control.
• 7. Epilepsy. Cognitive Impairment in Epilepsy. Focused Attention. Divided Attention. Sustained Attention. Supervisory Attentional Control. Effects of Antiepileptic Drugs on Attention. Cognitive Decline Revisited -- 8. The Assessment of Attention. Attention in Daily Life: Observation and Interview. Tests of Mental Control. Alertness. Hemineglect. Focused Attention. Divided Attention. Sustained Attention. Supervisory Attentional Control. Suggestions for a Clinical Approach -- 9. Behavioral and Social Consequences of Attentional Deficits. Memory and Attention. Work. Driving. Social Skills -- 10. Rehabilitation of Attentional Impairments. Rehabilitation of Hemi-inattention. General Attentional Deficits. The Future of Attention Training. Social Attention. Basic Questions.

ISBN

0195063732 (alk. paper)

LCCN

93017824

OCLC

ocm28116322

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries