Book description
Written by leading experts in the field, this invaluable text
situates the practice of cognitive and behavioural rehabilitation in the
latest research from neurobiology and cognitive neuroscience. Initial
chapters review current findings on neuronal injury, plasticity, and
recovery. The volume next examines the neurobiology of core cognitive
domains--attention, memory, language, visuo spatial awareness, and executive
functioning--focusing on the processes underpinning both healthy and
impaired functioning. Highlighting the practical applications of the
research, authors describe available interventions in each domain and set
forth clear recommendations for clinical practice. Also addressed are ways
to understand and manage challenging behaviours, such as aggression, that
may emerge in brain-injured persons. The concluding chapter provides overall
strategies for helping people recover from the two most common forms of
acquired neurological disability: traumatic brain injury and stroke.
About the author
Jennie Ponsford is an Associate Professor in the
Department of Psychology at Monash University and Director of the
Monash-Epworth Rehabilitation Research Centre at Epworth Hospital.
Associate Professor Ponsford has had broad experience in the field of
traumatic brain injury. She is the author of a book on the management of
head injury Traumatic Brain Injury - Rehabilitation for Everyday
Adaptive Living (1995) and serves on the editorial boards offour
international journals. Associate Professor Ponsford is on the board of
the International Brain Injury Association and is Past-President of the
International Association for the Study of Traumatic Brain Injury. She
is an Honorary Fellow of the Australian Society for the Study of Brain
Impairment.
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