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La neuropsicología estudia la relación entre el cerebro, la conducta y la cognición. Cambios químicos o estructurales en el cerebro provocados por accidentes o enfermedades pueden alterar su funcionamiento, lo que puede traducirse en disfunciones de capacidades tales como el aprendizaje, el lenguaje, la memoria, la organización y planificación, la toma de decisiones, el funcionamiento emocional y el comportamiento. La neuropsicología tiene una vocación tanto científica como clínica. Por un lado, se inserta en el campo de las neurociencias cognitivas, ya que el estudio de pacientes con lesiones cerebrales contribuye a una mejor comprensión del substrato neuronal de los procesos cognitivos y conductuales y de tos diferentes componentes de éstos procesos. Por otro lado, la neuropsicología ayuda a evaluar las capacidades cognitivas y el comportamiento de pacientes con lesiones cerebrales y propone herramientas de rehabilitación.

Raymond D. KentA major new reference work with entries covering the entire field of communication and speech disorders. A massive reference work on the scale of MITECS (The MIT Encyclopedia of Cognitive Sciences), The MIT Encyclopedia of Communication Disorders will become the standard reference in this field for both research and clinical use. It offers almost 200 detailed entries, covering the entire range of communication and speech disorders in children and adults, from basic science to clinical diagnosis. MITECD is divided into four sections that reflect the standard categories within the field (also known as speech-language pathology and audiology): Voice, Speech, Language, and Hearing. Within each category, entries are organized into three subsections: Basic Science, Disorders, and Clinical Management. Basic Science includes relevant information on normal anatomy and physiology, physics, psychology and psychophysics, and linguistics; this provides a scientific foundation for entries in the other subsections. The entries that appear under Disorders offer information on the definition and characterization of specific disorders, and tools for their identification and assessment. The Clinical Management subsection describes appropriate interventions, including behavioral, pharmacological, surgical, and prosthetic. Because the approach to communication disorders can be quite different for children and adults, many topics include separate entries reflecting this. Although some disorders that are first diagnosed in childhood may persist in some form throughout adulthood, many disorders can have an onset in either childhood or adulthood, and the timing of onset can have many implications for both assessment and intervention. Topics covered in MITECD include cochlear implants for children and adults, pitch perception, tinnitus, alaryngeal voice and speech rehabilitation, neural mechanisms of vocalization, holistic voice therapy techniques, computer-based approaches to children?s speech and language disorders, neurogenic mutism, regional dialect, agrammatism, global aphasia, and psychosocial problems associated with communicative disorders.

Si regresamos a 1980, cuando apareció la primera edición de Neuropsicología Humana, recordamos que en la década de 1970 la neuropsicología no existía como cuerpo unificado de conocimiento sobre el cerebro humano. El campo se habia reunido a

The Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM) has become the best evaluative measure of motor function designed for quantifying change in the gross motor abilities of children with cerebral palsy.The new version of the scoring programme has now been released, and includes two abbreviated methods of estimating GMFM-66 scores using the GMFM-66-Item sets and the GMFM-66-Basal & Ceiling.The measure is very widely used internationally, and is now the standard outcome assessment tool. This new edition builds on the wide success of the first edition and:- Is now based on an updated version of the GMFM scoring program (GMAE-2).- Includes an update on the psychometric properties of the GMFM-88 and GMFM-66.- Covers development and validation of two abbreviated methods of estimating GMFM-66 scores using the GMFM-66 Item sets (GMFM-66-IS) and the GMFM-66-B&C (Basal and Ceiling).- Includes a new longitudinal case illustration of the development, application and interpretation of the measure.- Presents a forward look to an upward extension of the GMFM to assess skill development in highly functional young people with cerebral palsy.- Presents a forward look to Quality Function Measure to quantify changes in quality of gross motor function.

The book provides a solid and in-depth outline and thus to influence research and practice in the field of bipolar disorder.Neuroprogression and Staging in Bipolar Disorder provides a comprehensive summary of the current state of the evidence regarding the use of staging systems in bipolar disorder. Edited by the leading researchers in the field, the book systematically covers the theoretical basis for staging, comparisons between different proposals, neurobiological underpinnings, the current evidence-base, limitations and future directions, and clinical implications and recommendations for practice.After the original proposals of staging for psychotic disorders developed by McGorry and colleagues, a few systems have been put forward specifically for people with bipolar disorder. There is now consistent evidence that, at least for a significant portion of people with this disease, clinical course and outcome are not as benign as initially described. The evidence thus far points to relevant differences between early and late stages of bipolar disorders in the clinical course of illness, neurobiology and systemic pathology. These differences all suggest that staging is a viable addition to clinical care in bipolar disorder.

* El presente libro constituye un manual de neurospsicología clínica en el que se desarrollan temas relacionados con los procesos de evaluación, rehabilitación e intervención neuropsicolóhica de personas afectadas por daño cerebral de diferente etiología. * Hasta la fecha, se disponen de pocos manuales originales en castellano acerca de la rehabilitación neuropsicológica de personas afectadas por daño cerebral, por lo que este libro puede constituir un referente actualizado para los profesionales que trabajan en este ámbito. * La obra se divide en cinco partes: en la 1ª describe los fundamentos de la Neuropsicología clínica; en la 2ª describe las funciones cognitivas que constituyen la base de las principales funciones cognitivas; en la 3ª se incluyen los trastornos neurológicos y psiquiátricos objeto de la rehabilitación neuropsicológica; en la 4ª se presentan las principales etrategias de intervención neuropsicológica en el envejecimiento; y la última parte trata la valoración de los principales aspectos asistenciales, étivos y legales. * Los autores de la obra son profesionales de diferentes especialidades, tanto del ámbito clínico como universitario, y de reconocido prestigio en España. Participan también autores de prestigio internacional, lo que aporta a la obra una perspectiva multidisciplinar fundamental en la atención a los pacientes. * Como novedad, este libro presenta nuevos y actualizados métodos y técnicas en el ámbito de la rehabilitación neuropsicológica, a partir de la experiencia clínica y de investigación de los autores. Incluye asimismo un bloque referido a envejecimiento y demencias, que supone una novedad respecto a otros manuales sobre el tema, ya que se aborda conjuntamente la rehabilitación neuropsicoógica del daño cerebral y la intervención en los trastornos neurodegenerativos. * Material complemtario online, imágesnes y casos clínicos. * Es de gran utilidad en la práctrica clínica, tanto para profesionales como estudiantes de grado y postgrado del ámbito universitario

This key textbook, now in its fourth edition, provides students with the most comprehensive introduction to the study of human memory and its applications in the field. Written by three leading exper

Este libro presenta en forma simple y precisa los fundamentos de la Programación Neurolingüística (PNL) una nueva disciplina que brinda un conjunto de técnicas para observar e incrementar nuestras c

Neurological Physiotherapy, 2nd Edition aims to provide an improved understanding of problems commonly encountered by the therapist working with people with neurological disability. It describes aspects of posture and movement difficulties which may occur as a result of neurological damage and gives guidance to help the therapist to plan the appropriate treatment programme for each patient. Using a problem-solving approach the emphasis is on the identification of symptoms in relation to impairment and disability rather than on a detailed description of neurological conditions.

Jaak PankseppSome investigators have argued that emotions, especially animal emotions, are illusory concepts outside the realm of scientific inquiry. However, with advances in neurobiology and neuroscience, researchers are demonstrating that this position is wrong as they move closer to a lasting understanding of the biology and psychology of emotion. In Affective Neuroscience, Jaak Panksepp provides the most up-to-date information about the brain-operating systems that organize the fundamental emotional tendencies of all mammals. Presenting complex material in a readable manner, the book offers a comprehensive summary of the fundamental neural sources of human and animal feelings, as well as a conceptual framework for studying emotional systems of the brain. Panksepp approaches emotions from the perspective of basic emotion theory but does not fail to address the complex issues raised by constructionist approaches. These issues include relations to human consciousness and the psychiatric implications of this knowledge.The book includes chapters on sleep and arousal, pleasure and fear systems, the sources of rage and anger, and the neural control of sexuality, as well as the more subtle emotions related to maternal care, social loss, and playfulness. Representing a synthetic integration of vast amounts of neurobehavioural knowledge, including relevant neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, and neurochemistry, this book will be one of the most important contributions to understanding the biology of emotions since Darwin's The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals.