Advances in Child Neuropsychology: 1 - Hardcover

Tramontana, Michael G.; Hooper, Stephen R.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0387976116 ISBN 13: 9780387976112

Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc., 1991

Synopsis

The field of child neuropsychology is still young. It has no obvious birth­ date. Hence, we cannot determine its age with the type of chronometric precision for which our scientific hearts may yearn. Nevertheless, one landmark to which we might point in this connection is that the first systematic textbook to appear in this area (i. e. , Rourke, Bakker, Fisk, & Strang, 1983) is not yet 10 years old. Be that as it may, activity in the field has been growing steadily, if not by leaps and bounds. Although there is nowhere near the intensity of investigation of children from a neuro­ psychological standpoint as there is of adults, there have been notable systematic investigations of considerable interest. Some of the more im­ portant of these are presented in the current volume. Intended to provide authoritative reviews of important substantive areas of child neuropsychology, this series begins with a volume that contains just that: reviews of areas as diverse as auditory evoked re­ sponses in newborns and the behavioral effects of head trauma in children. Methodological issues, also deemed important by the Editors, are dis­ cussed in most of the chapters contained herein. Furthermore, the ex­ emplary lines of programmatic research or application in the field that are deemed to fall within the purview of this series are also represented in this volume.

About this title

Synopsis:

The inaugural volume in this new series spans the areas of developmental neuropsychology, abnormal neuropsychology, assessment, and treatment. Topics include the prediction of language skills, the behavioral effects of selected childhood illnesses or injuries, applications of dichotic listening procedures, and cognitive rehabilitation following tra

About this edition

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0387976116
• ISBN 13: 9780387976112
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 239