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Edited by Todd E. Feinberg and Martha J. Farah. 873 pp., illustrated. New York, McGraw-Hill, 1996. $79. ISBN 0-07-020361-X.

There is a long history of productive collaboration between behavioral neurologists and neuropsychologists, but differences in terminology, methodology, and philosophy between the two groups continue to frustrate students, clinicians, and researchers. In Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychology, Feinberg and Farah have attempted to bridge this gap by integrating traditional behavioral neurology and modern cognitive neuropsychology. They have succeeded, and the result is a comprehensive and comprehensible textbook.

The first section provides a solid foundation of neuroanatomy, neuropsychological assessment, neurophysiology, structural neuroimaging, and functional neuroimaging. Subsequent sections give detailed discussions of individual cognitive disorders, such as aphasia, amnesia, hemispatial neglect, agnosia, and . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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