Handbook of Neuropsychology, 2nd Edition Boller Grafman Hardback Volume 1

Handbook of Neuropsychology, 2nd EditionIntroduction (Section 1) and Attention (Section 2)\nAuthor(s): Francois Boller, Jordan H. Grafman\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Elsevier Health Sciences, United States\nImprint: Elsevier\nISBN-13: 9780444503589, 978-0444503589\nSynopsis\nVolume 1 of the Handbook of Neuropsychology contains 17 chapters divided into two sections. \""Section 1: Introduction\"" presents the views of various authors discussing practical and theoretical issues of general interest and two chapters cover clinical evaluation in a novel and comprehensive fashion. A feature of Neuropsychology in recent years, the spectacular comeback of single case studies, is covered in a chapter on statistical approaches comparing statistical procedures appropriate for groups to that of single cases. Through two different points of view the important topic of Hemispheric specialization is examined and several chapters deal with the application of theoretical models to neuropsychology in i.