Full Description
Hardbound. An international constellation of leading scientists in the fields of linguistics, language development, cognitive sciences, neuropsychology and psychology have contributed to this excellent work. Their contributions elucidate a variety of important aspects of crucial mechanisms in cognition and language processing. Important issues highlighted include the early development of these mechanisms as well as the effects of weaknesses in these mechanisms in terms of language learning deficits in developmental dyslexia.Based on lectures given at a multidisciplinary conference, the volume is written in a universal style to accommodate scientists outwith their own fields.The book will be invaluable to a broad spectrum of professionals dealing directly or indirectly with the remediation of individuals afflicted with learning difficulties.
Contents
Section I. Basic Deficits in Dyslexia. Modularity of mind and phonological deficit (U. Frith, C. Frith). Magnocellular visual function and children's reading (P. Cornelissen). Pseudoword reading in dyslexia (M. Ingvar). Section II. Cortical Mechanisms and Language. Intraoperative investigations of the neurobiology of reading (G.A. Ojemann). The putative role of precise timing in cortical processing (W. Singer, A. Kreiter, P. Fries, S. Herculano, M. Volgushev, S. Neuenschwander). What words tell us about the brain (M.E. Raichle). Dyschronic language-based learning disability (R. Llinas, U. Ribary, P. Tallal). A top-down model for language perception and language production (D.H. Ingvar). Section III. Perceptive Deficits. Temporal integration as an early predictor of speech and language development (A.A. Benasich). Amelioration of the acoustic reception and speech reception deficits underlying language-based learning impairments (M.M. Merzenich, S. Miller, W.M. Jenkins, G. Saunders, A. Protopapas, B. Peterson, P. Tallal). Section IV. Language Development. The development of language (P.K. Kuhl). Some remarks on Tallal's transform in the light of emergent phonology (F. Lacerda, B. Lindblom). The biology of speech: two theories (A.M. Liberman). Early developmental delay: problems for the theorist (J.L. Section V. Memory Functions. A continuity view of episodic memory impairment: illustrations from Alzheimer's disease and major depression (L. Backman, B.J. Small). Neurocognitive processes of human memory (E. Tulving).
