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Table of Contents “...Introduction -- The nefarious neuron -- The shadow of determinism -- The essential freedom -- A tempest in the brain -- Neurological disturbance -- The seat of the will -- The somatic-marker hypothesis -- The readiness potential -- The grand illusion -- Neuronal destiny -- The revolution of the brain -- Seeds of corruption -- Morality's end -- The depths of consciousness -- A challenge for experience -- The boundlessness of reason -- Rise of the moral agent -- The palace of the mind....”

Table of Contents “...Neuroanatomy and neuropathology -- Neurologic assessment -- Assessing adults who have neurogenic cognitive-communicative impairments -- Assessing cognition -- Assessing language -- Assessing functional communication and quality of life -- The context for treatment of cognitive-communicative disorders -- Neuroanatomic explanations of aphasia and related disorders -- Right hemisphere syndrome -- Traumatic brain injury -- Dementia -- Motor speech disorders....”

Table of Contents “...Structure and function of cells of the nervous system -- Structure of the nervous system -- Psychopharmacology -- Methods and strategies of research -- Vision -- Audition, the body senses, and the chemical senses -- Control of movement -- Sleep and biological rhythms -- Reproductive behavior -- Emotion -- Ingestive behavior -- Learning and memory -- Human communication -- Neurological disorders -- Schizophrenia and the affective disorders -- Anxiety disorders, autistic disorder, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and stress disorders -- Drug abuse....”

Table of Contents “...Payne with Wilhelmina Wright-Harp -- Neurology basics -- The dementias -- Traumatic brain injury / Joan C. ...”

Table of Contents “...Atypical patterns of early attachment : theory, research, and current directions / Douglas Barnett and Joan I. Vondra -- Neurological aspects of the disorganized/disoriented attachment classification system : differentiating quality of the attachment relationship from neurological impairment / Sandra Pipp-Siegel, Clifford H. ...”

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Table of Contents “...Neurological foundations of listening and talking -- The auditory system -- Hearing and hearing loss in infants and children -- Diagnosing hearing loss -- Hearing aids, cochlear implants, and FM systems -- Intervention issues -- Auditory "work" -- Spoken language learning -- Constructing meaningful communication -- Interacting in ways that promote listening and talking....”
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Table of Contents “...Neuroanatomy of the nervous system -- Neurologic assessment -- Assessing adults who have neurogenic cognitive-communicative impairments -- Assessing cognition -- Assessing language -- Assessing functional communication and quality of life -- The context for treatment of cognitive-communicative disorders -- Neuropathologic and neuroanatomic explanations of aphasia and related disorders -- Treatment of aphasia and related disorders -- Right-hemisphere syndrome -- Traumatic brain injury -- Dementia -- Motor speech disorders....”

Table of Contents “...Mechanisms of disease, diagnosis, and treatment -- Developmental, congenital, and childhood diseases and disorders -- Immunologic diseases and conditions -- Diseases and conditions of the endocrine system -- Diseases and disorders of the eye and ear -- Diseases and conditions of the integumentary system -- Diseases and conditions of the musculoskeletal system -- Diseases and conditions of the digestive system -- Diseases and conditions of the respiratory system -- Diseases and conditions of the circulatory system -- Diseases and conditions of the urinary system -- Diseases and conditions of the reproductive system -- Neurological diseases and conditions -- Mental disorders -- Disorders and conditions resulting from trauma....”

Table of Contents “...Overview of the nervous system -- Development of the brain -- Functional neuroanatomy -- Sensory and motor pathways -- Neurons and glial cells -- Electrical signalling in neurons -- Synaptic transmission -- Cellular mechanisms of neurological disease -- Head injury -- Stroke -- Epilepsy -- Dementia -- Parkinson's disease -- Multiple sclerosis....”