ABSTRACT

Cortical Functions is a companion to Kevin Silber's series title, The Physiological Basis of Behaviour and concentrates on the cerebral cortex, its structure, connections, functions and dysfunctions. John Stirling includes clinical descriptions and case studies to illustrate various forms of agnosia, aphasia and the split brain syndrome. Methods in neuropsychology are reviewed and other chapters provide comprehensive but straightforward coverage of the role of the brain in language, sensation, perception and movement.

chapter 1|8 pages

The brain and psychological functioning

chapter 2|18 pages

The structure of the brain

chapter 3|12 pages

Methods in neuropsychology

chapter 4|22 pages

Lateralisation

chapter 5|15 pages

Sensory and motor function

chapter 6|15 pages

Language and the brain

chapter 7|28 pages

Visual mechanisms and perception

chapter 8|6 pages

Three research reports

chapter 9|13 pages

Study aids