Main description:

The present volume aims at presenting a selection of new methods and techniques that may have value for clinical neuropsychology. There is an increasing interest among clinical neuropsychologists regarding new developments in cognitive neuroscience and experimental psychology. This book presents an updated view of recent methodological developments in experimental psychology and clinical neuroscience.

Contents:

List of Contributors. Preface.
1. Behavioural experimental techniques; M. Hiscock.
2. Dichotic listening: An experimental tool in clinical neuropsychology; K. Hugdahl.
3. The divided visual field technique in laterality and interhemispheric integration; M.T. Banich.
4. Startle reflex modulation: Perception, attention, and emotion; M.M. Bradley, D. Sabatinelli.
5. Animal models of neuropsychological function; R.H. Fitch, J.J. Chrobak.
6. Brain electric oscillations and cognitive processes; C.M. Krause.
7. Functional MRI studies of perception, cognition and emotion: Studies in normal and diseased brains; A. Puce, et al.
8. Transcranial magnetic stimulation and the study of cognition; H. Theoret, A. Pascual-Leone.
9. Current methods for cognitive neuroanatomy; L. Jancke.
Subject Index. Author Index.