Apraxia, Contralateral Neglect and Prosopagnosia
Not what you're looking for?
A) What is apraxia and what kinds of lesions produce it?
b) What is contralateral neglect; what kinds of lesions produce it?
c) What is prosopagnosia, and is it always restricted to the perception of faces? hide problem
Purchase this Solution
Solution Summary
Knowledge of symptoms of appropriate brain areas lesion helps to differ psychiatric and neurological disorders.
The study of discrete organic cerebral lesions resulting in clearly definable psychiatric disorders may provide an understanding of the underlying pathophysiological basis of these disorders.
Solution Preview
Knowledge of symptoms of appropriate brain areas lesion helps to differ psychiatric and neurological disorders.
The study of discrete organic cerebral lesions resulting in clearly definable psychiatric disorders may provide an understanding of the underlying pathophysiological basis of these disorders. Different nervous functions need the integrational work of various brain areas. The regions differ from each other by the importance of playing part in corresponding functions. The differential problems appear because various structural brain lesions provide symptoms, ...
Purchase this Solution
Free BrainMass Quizzes
Controversies in Developmental Psychology
This quiz addresses controversies in developmental psychology.
Piaget's Theories on Development
Do you know all about Piaget's theories on development? Find out with this quiz!
Psychology
This quiz provides a general overview of psychology basics.
Perspectives of Psychology
A review of main theoretical perspectives and those most closely associated with them
Developmental Psychology
This quiz explores the concepts, theories and key terminology associated with human psychological development.