Neuropsychology of Space

Erscheinungsjahr 2016
ISBN: 978-0-12-801638-1
Verlag: ACADEMIC PRESS

Buch, Englisch, 404 Seiten, Format (B × H): 159 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 791 g

The Neuropsychology of Space: Spatial Functions of the Human Brain summarizes recent research findings related to understanding the brain mechanisms involved in spatial reasoning, factors that adversely impact spatial reasoning, and the clinical implications of rehabilitating people who have experienced trauma affecting spatial reasoning. This book will appeal to cognitive psychologists, neuropsychologists, and clinical psychologists. Spatial information processing is central to many aspects of cognitive psychology including perception, attention, motor action, memory, reasoning, and communication. Any behavioural task involves mentally computing spaces, mechanics, and timing and many mental tasks may require thinking about these aspects as well (e.g. imaging the route to a destination).

Autoren/Hrsg.

Postma, Albert

van der Ham, Ineke J. M.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Kognitionspsychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Biologische Psychologie, Neuropsychologie
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Neurowissenschaften, Kognitionswissenschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Basic Space2. Space and the senses3. Body space and touch4. Action Space5. Spatial attention6. Visual space perception7. Space and language 8. Spatial Memory9. Navigation10. Space in clinical practice

Über Autor(innen)

van der Ham, Ineke J. M.
Ineke van der Ham obtained her Bachelor's degree in clinical psychology at Erasmus University Rotterdam. She continued her studies at Utrecht University where she obtained her Master's degree in cognitive neuroscience. In 2006 she started as a PhD student at the department of experimental psychology at Utrecht University. In her PhD work she mainly focused on the hemispheric lateralization patterns typically found in spatial relation processing. In 2009 she was a visiting research fellow at Harvard University. In 2010 she finished her dissertation entitled: Thinking left and right, neurocognitive studies on spatial relation processing. In 2010-2015 she was employed as an assistant professor neuropsychology at Utrecht University. Since 2015 she is an assistant professor neuropsychology at Leiden University. In her current research, she focuses mainly on the neurocognition of navigation ability and navigation impairments. She is developing diagnostic and training tools, making use of virtual reality and serious gaming techniques.