Book description

Written by leading experts in the field, this invaluabletext situates the practice of cognitive and behavioural rehabilitation in thelatest research from neurobiology and cognitive neuroscience. Initial chaptersreview current findings on neuronal injury, plasticity, and recovery. The volumenext examines the neurobiology of core cognitive domains--attention, memory,language, visuospatial awareness, and executive functioning--focusing on theprocesses underpinning both healthy and impaired functioning. Highlighting thepractical applications of the research, authors describe available interventionsin each domain and set forth clear recommendations for clinical practice. Alsoaddressed are ways to understand and manage challenging behaviours, such asaggression, that may emerge in brain-injured persons. The concluding chapterprovides overall strategies for helping people recover from the two most commonforms of acquired neurological disability: traumatic brain injury and stroke.

About the Author

Jennie Ponsford is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology atMonash University and Director of the Monash-Epworth Rehabilitation ResearchCentre at Epworth Hospital. Associate Professor Ponsford has had broadexperience in the field of traumatic brain injury. She is the author of abook on the management of head injury Traumatic Brain Injury - Rehabilitationfor Everyday Adaptive Living (1995) and serves on the editorial boards offour international journals. Associate Professor Ponsford is on the boardof the International Brain Injury Association and is Past-President of theInternational Association for the Study of Traumatic Brain Injury. She is anHonorary Fellow of the Australian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment.

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