Unilateral Neglect by Marshall, John, Robertson, Ian -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Contents List of Contributors Series Preface Part I: What is Neglect?

1. The History and Clinical Presentation of Neglect

What is neglect? A brief history of visual neglect Clinical presentation of visual neglect Illustrations of visual neglect Conclusions Acknowledgements References

2. The Anatomical Basis of Spatial Hemineglect in Humans

Introduction Anatomical correlates of spatial hemineglect Functional anatomy of hemineglect The fractionation of spatial hemineglect: Neural correlates Neural mechanisms of recovery from hemineglect Summary Acknowledgements References

Part II: Neuropsychological Processes Underlying Neglect

Introduction Lateral interactions between opponent processors What is an attentional gradient? Modular or interactive processors for lateral attending? Hemisphere activation and neglect Clinical observations Experimental observations Conclusion References

4. Neural Mechanisms of Spatial Neglect

Introduction Attention and neglect Representation and neglect Conclusion Acknowledgements References

5. The Role of Spontaneous Eye Movements in Orienting Attention and in Unilateral Neglect

6. “What” and “Where” in Visual Attention: Evidence from the Neglect Syndrome

Attention and representation Attention to locations and objects: A brief review of evidence from normal subjects Attention to locations and objects after unilateral parietal damage Attention to locations and objects after bilateral parietal damage Conclusions Acknowledgements References

7. Interactive Attentional Systems and Unilateral Visual Neglect

Introduction Representational accounts Attentional accounts Relations between the attentional accounts: An interactive attentional network Separating the accounts Other phenomena in the neglect syndrome: Unconscious perception Object- and space-systems: High-level representations and neglect Representations, attention and brain sites Varieties of visual neglect Acknowledgements References

8. Attentional Search in Unilateral Visual Neglect

Introduction Attention and visual neglect Attention, spatial representation and neglect Neglect and spatial transformations Conclusion Acknowledgements References

9. Spatial Dimensions of Automatic and Voluntary Orienting Components of Attention

Selective attentional deficits for different sectors of space Horizontal dimension Vertical dimension Is the deficit related to automatic or voluntary orienting of attention? References

10. Shifts and Omissions in Spatial Reference in Unilateral Neglect

Introduction Visual neglect in children Visual neglect in adult patients The explanation of the omission of stimuli in visual neglect Shifts of visual co-ordinates Conclusions References

11. Neglect and Visual Language

Introduction Neglect and reading I: Spatial neglect dyslexia Neglect and reading II: Positional neglect dyslexia Spelling and writing and unilateral neglect Neglect and visual language References

Part III: Rehabilitation of Unilateral Neglect

13. Prospects for the Rehabilitation of Unilateral Neglect

Why consider rehabilitation? The role of theories of neglect in determining the nature of rehabilitation Effectiveness of rehabilitation 1 Effectiveness of rehabilitation 2: Behavioural training of stimulus-specific responses Effectiveness of rehabilitation 3: Spatio-motor cueing Possible future directions in neglect rehabilitation Overview References

14. The Behavioural Management of Neglect

Introduction Defining and altering visual neglect: A review of early studies (1966–82) Exploring non-visual correlates of neglect: Studies 1983–87 Unawareness: Current studies (1988-present) Some future directions in remediation of neglect Acknowledgements References

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15. Contemporary Theories of Unilateral Neglect: A Critical Review

Introduction Interpretations of neglect Conclusions References

Author Index Subject Index