Learning Disabilities and Brain Function: A Neuropsychological Approach

by William H. Gaddes and Dorothy Edgell

Book Overview

The present edition of this book is a revision and expansion of the first two editions which appeared in 1980 and 1985, and in German translation in 1991. More than half of the present volume includes new material, and what has been retained from the former editions has been largely rewritten and updated with new research findings. A completely new chapter has been added on "Attention Deficit Disorder. " The author of the earlier editions (W.H.G.)...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0387940413
• ISBN13: 9780387940410
• Release Date: September 1993
• Publisher: Springer New York
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

how about a newer edition?

The book was published in 1993 and still retains considerable information about learning disabilities, and how these are influenced by brain abnormalities. Many topics are covered. Notably Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder, aphasia and dyslexia. But perhaps the authors could be induced to come out with a more recent edition? There surely must have been considerable progress in the interim. Especially in studying the functional anatomy of the brain. Improvements in diagnostics and the ability to stimulate ever smaller regions of the brain have been significant.