Information Processing Speed in Clinical Populations

by John DeLuca

Book Overview

Although investigated for over 100 years, it is only now that we are beginning to understand how speed of information processing is affected in various clinical populations. Processing speed has a major impact on higher level cognitive abilities and is extremely vulnerable to neurological insult and the aging process. The importance of processing speed with respect to brain function, cognition and overall quality of life is now the focus of a new...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138006270
• ISBN13: 9781138006270
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: Psychology Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"