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• Roy, Eric A

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Neuropsychological studies of apraxia and related disorders [electronic resource]

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• Elsevier Books AutoHoldings

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• Description based upon print version of record.
• Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Front Cover; Neuropsychological Studies of Apraxia and Related Disorders; Preface/Introduction; Contents; List of Contributors; PART 1: PERSPECTIVES ON APRAXIA; Chapter 1. Historical Perspectives on Neuroanatomical Correlates of Limb Apraxia; Chapter 2. Methods of Limb Apraxia Examination and Their Bearing on the Interpretation of the Disorder; Chapter 3. Ideomotor Apraxia: Gestural Discrimination, Comprehension and Memory; Chapter 4. Apraxia as a Disorder of a System of Signs; Chapter 5. Clues to the Nature of Disruptions to Limb Praxis
• Chapter 6. Common Considerations in the Study of Limb, Verbal and Oral ApraxiaChapter 7. Apraxia and Aphasia. Anatomical and Clinical Relationship; Chapter 8. Methods in Neuroanatomical Research and an Experimental Study of Limb Apraxia; Chapter 9. Can the Study of Praxis in Animals Aid in the Study of Apraxia of Humans?; Chapter 10. Developmental Dyspraxia; PART 2: CONCEPTS AND ISSUES BEARING ON APRAXIA; Chapter 11. Response and Projection: A Reinterpretation of the Premotor Concept
• Chapter 12. A Theory of the Representation, Organization and Timing of Action with Implications for Sequencing DisordersChapter 13. Performance Differences Between the Hands: Implications for Studying Disruption to Limb Praxis; Chapter 14. Bimanual Coordination; Author Index; Subject Index
• Apraxia is a term used to denote a disorder in the performance of limb, verbal and oral non-verbal gestures, with often preserved ability to perform these same gestures outside the clinical setting in the appropriate situation or environment. Over the past century and particularly in the past four decades, a great deal of research has focused on understanding the nature of this complex disorder.This book is a review of current approaches to the study of apraxia and related action sequencing disorders as well as an examination of the mechanisms thought to underly these disorders. Neurop
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