Apraxia: The Neural Network Model

By Lori Drucker Wasserman and Theodore Wasserman

Book Overview

The work will be a reanalysis and reconceptualization of the concept of apraxia. Apraxia is currently understood as a motor speech disorder but an analysis of the neural network properties of apraxia indicate a more complex and far reaching disorder with implications for intentionality, motor coordination and motor control of response inhibition in a variety of human behavioral and emotional reactions. A thorough redefinition of apraxia will be provided along with suggestions for diagnoses and treatment. The primary audience will be diagnostic and treating professionals in a variety of disciplines (outlined above). Secondarily, the book will provide an argument and justification for considering developmental apraxia pf speech to be a separate and discrete white matter based disorder. Finally, this work will serve as a driver of future research in the area.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 303124107X
• ISBN13: 9783031241079
• Release Date: January 2024
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"