Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychology

TLDR

The editors note that behavioral neurologists and neuropsychologists share common goals yet lack a shared language and mutual understanding of each other's theories and methods, emphasizing breadth over depth in coverage. The volume aims to serve as a reference resource that promotes communication between the two professions by increasing knowledge of each other's fields and by providing up‑to‑date reviews to keep practitioners current and to introduce newcomers to the disciplines. Published by McGraw‑Hill in New York (1997), the 873‑page book (ISBN 0‑07‑020361‑X) costs $75.

Abstract

Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychology Todd E. Feinberg, Martha J. Farah (Editors). New York, McGraw-Hill, 1997. Pages: 873. Price: $75. ISBN: 0-07-020361-X. The editors of this volume observe that behavioral neurologists and neuropsychologists, despite having common goals and despite engaging in complementary clinical and research activities, tend not to share a common language or adequately understand each other's theories or methods. Thus, their main objective is to provide a reference resource that will foster better communication between these professionals through increased knowledge of their colleagues' fields. The secondary objective, considering the geometric accumulation of knowledge that has occurred in the neurosciences during the past 2 decades, is to present up-to-date reviews, so that these professionals can keep abreast with recent advances, and to acquaint newcomers with an introduction to the two fields. Implicit in the secondary objective is the editors' emphasis on breadth, rather than depth of coverage, of topics in...