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Higher Cortical Functions in Man

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  • © 1980

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Authors:
  1. Aleksandr Romanovich Luria

    1. Moscow, Russia

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Table of contents (23 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxii
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  2. The Higher Mental Functions and Their Organization in the Brain

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The Problem of Localization of Functions in the Cerebral Cortex

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      Pages 3-36

    3. Modern Data on the Structural Organization of the Cerebral Cortex

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      Pages 37-77

    4. Disturbances of Higher Mental Functional Systems in the Presence of Local Brain Lesions

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      Pages 78-86

  3. Disturbances of the Higher Cortical Functions in the Presence of Local Brain Lesions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 87-87
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    2. Some Functional Investigative Problems

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      Pages 89-106

    3. Disturbances of Higher Cortical Functions with Lesions of the Temporal Region

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      Pages 107-145

    4. Disturbances of Higher Cortical Functions with Lesions of the Occipital and Occipitoparietal Regions

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      Pages 146-188

    5. Disturbances of Higher Cortical Functions with Lesions of the Sensorimotor Regions

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      Pages 189-245

    6. Disturbances of Higher Cortical Functions with Lesions of the Frontal Region

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      Pages 246-365

    7. Disturbances of Higher Cortical Functions in Deep Brain Lesions

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      Pages 366-373

    8. On Functional Interaction Between the Hemispheres

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      Pages 374-384

  4. Methods of Investigating the Higher Cortical Functions in Local Brain Lesions (Syndrome Analysis)

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 385-385
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    2. Objects of Neuropsychological Investigation of Higher Cortical Functions in the Presence of Local Brain Lesions

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      Pages 387-397

    3. The Preliminary Conversation

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      Pages 398-413

    4. Investigation of Motor Functions

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      Pages 414-435

    5. Investigation of Acoustic-Motor Coordination

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      Pages 436-443

    6. Investigation of the Higher Cutaneous and Kinesthetic Functions

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      Pages 444-450

    7. Investigation of the Higher Visual Functions

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      Pages 451-468
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About this book

This full-length translation of Professor Luria's book introduces to the English­ speaking world a major document in neuropsychology, summarizing Professor Luria's earlier contributions to that area for nearly a third of a century. It is a monumental contribution. Nothing of this scope exists in the Western literature of this field, with the possible exception of Ajuriaguerra and Hecaen's book (in French) on the cerebral cortex. Professor Luria's book thus marks a further and decisive step toward the eventual coalescence of neurology and psychology, a goal to which only a few laboratories in the East and West have been devoted over the last decades. The book is unique in its organization. The first half deals with observations and interpretations concerning the major syndromes of man's left cerebral hemisphere: those grievous distortions of higher functions traditionally described as aphasia, agnosia, and apraxia. There is also a detailed and brilliant analysis of the syndrome of massive frontal-lobe involvement. The entire second half of the book is given over to a painstaking description of Professor Luria's tests, many of them introduced by himself, and set out in such detail that anyone could repeat them and thus verify Professor Luria's interpretations.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Moscow, Russia

    Aleksandr Romanovich Luria

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Higher Cortical Functions in Man

  • Authors: Aleksandr Romanovich Luria

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-8579-4

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Consultants Bureau Enterprises, Inc., and Basic Books, Inc. 1980

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4615-8581-7Published: 12 February 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4615-8579-4Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 2

  • Number of Pages: 656

  • Topics: Neurology, Neurosurgery, Neurosciences, Neuropsychology

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