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A Cognitive Neuroscience Album: Neurological Foundations of Cognitive Neuroscience. Mark D'Esposito (Ed.). 2003. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. 290 pp., $60.00

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2004

Victor W. Mark
Affiliation:
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham AL

Extract

The starting point of this interesting compact book is the recognition that two camps of professionals specialize in understanding cognitive functions: neuroscientists who primarily evaluate healthy individuals, and clinicians who work with brain-injured patients. Each group has a select acquaintance with cognitive functions, conditioned by the populations that it addresses, while having more limited understanding of the cognitive processes associated with the other group. Thus, this book attempts to bridge health and disease by showing how normal cognitive functions may be corrupted by brain illness, and thereby foster an improved understanding of cognitive processes in general.

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BOOK REVIEW
Copyright
© 2004 The International Neuropsychological Society

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