Neurocognition - Theoretical Models and Clinical Insights

Theoretical Models and Clinical Insights

200 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Neurocognition is a science that studies how cognitive functions, such as memory, attention, executive functions, and language, are linked to specific brain structures and neural processes. This science explores both specific brain regions and the neural mechanisms underlying cognitive functions. In other words, neurocognition studies the relationship between brain activity and cognitive performance, focusing on the neural pathways that underlie cognitive functions. Therefore, it bridges the gap between cognitive psychology and neuroscience, providing insights into the neural underpinnings of thinking and behavior. Neurocognitive disorders include a broad spectrum of disorders such as attention or memory deficits, mild cognitive impairment, up to a clear picture of dementia. Cognitive disorders can be found in many neurological conditions with a degenerative, cerebrovascular, infectious, autoimmune, toxic, or metabolic etiology. This book is a collection of papers by multiple expert authors in neurocognition that provide an update on theoretical models of cognitive networks and instruments for cognitive and emotional assessment. The book also contains clinical descriptions of cognitive impairments associated with some common neurological conditions such as Alzheimer's disease, stroke, or epilepsy.

• Themen: Mathematik und Naturwissenschaften Biologie, Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften, allgemein Neurowissenschaften
• ISBN: 9781806315147
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 09.09.2026
• Größe: 260 x 183 mm
• Verlag: IntechOpen
• Herausgegeben von: Sandro Misciagna