The Handbook of Memory Disorders - Hardcover

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9780471498193: The Handbook of Memory Disorders
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 047149819X ISBN 13: 9780471498193
Publisher: Wiley, 2002

Synopsis

The eagerly awaited 2nd edition of this classic handbook is acritical, thorough account of memory disorders relating toneurological processes and to developmental and acquired braindamage and presents comprehensive sections on theory, assessment,treatment and management of memory disorders.

Written by a truly international team of experts, this completelyupdated edition offers an authoritative review of the key areas ofresearch and development in this field.

? Completely updated and expanded

? New sections and chapters reflect many of the biggest growthareas in the field in recent years, such as confabulation, falsememory and the frontal lobes

? Written by an international team of experts

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About the Author

Alan Baddeley is Professor of Psychology at York University and one of the world's leading authorities on Human Memory. He is celebrated for devising the ground-breaking and highly influential working memory model with Graham Hitch in the early 1970s, a model which still proves valuable today in recognising the functions of short-term memory. He was awarded a CBE for his contributions to the study of memory, is a Fellow of the Royal Society, of the British Academy and of the Academy of Medical Sciences. In 2012 he was the recipient of the BPS Research Board's Lifetime Achievement Award recognising his outstanding record of personal achievements and significant contributions to the advancement of psychological knowledge.

From the Back Cover

This new edition of The Handbook of Memory Disorders has been completely rewritten to reflect the huge amount of new research in recent years on both the understanding of memory disorders and the assessment and treatment of patients. Written by a truly international team of experts, it offers an authoritative review of the key areas of research and development in this field.

Highlights of the second edition include:
  • a new section on developmental memory disorders

  • new chapters on frontal lobe deficits, confabulation and the neuropsychological basis of false memory

  • discussion of research on animals and computational modelling

  • a new chapter that overviews structural and functional imaging techniques. Handbook continues to be an invaluable resource for academics, professionals, practitioners and trainees in cognitive and clinical psychology, psychiatry, neurology, speech and occupational therapy, and other related fields.

    From the Inside Flap

    This new edition of The Handbook of Memory Disorders has been completely rewritten to reflect the huge amount of new research in recent years on both the understanding of memory disorders and the assessment and treatment of patients. Written by a truly international team of experts, it offers an authoritative review of the key areas of research and development in this field.

    Highlights of the second edition include:
    • a new section on developmental memory disorders

    • new chapters on frontal lobe deficits, confabulation and the neuropsychological basis of false memory

    • discussion of research on animals and computational modelling

    • a new chapter that overviews structural and functional imaging techniques. Handbook continues to be an invaluable resource for academics, professionals, practitioners and trainees in cognitive and clinical psychology, psychiatry, neurology, speech and occupational therapy, and other related fields.

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      Publisher
      Wiley
      Publication date
      2002
      Language
      English
      ISBN 10 
      047149819X
      ISBN 13 
      9780471498193
      Binding
      Hardcover
      Edition number
      2
      Number of pages
      880
      Editor
      Baddeley Alan D., Kopelman Michael D., Wilson Barbara A.
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