Fundamentals of Human Neuropsychology [Hardcover]

Bryan Kolb (Author), Ian Q. Whishaw (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0716753006 | ISBN-13: 978-0716753001 | Publication Date: March 3, 2003 | Edition: Fifth Edition

Written by two top researchers, Fundamentals of Human Neuropsychology, Fifth Edition guides students on a comprehensive journey of discovery through the realm of contemporary human neuropsychology. It is a remarkable text that makes an extraordinary amount of recent scholarship accessible and compelling. And with its dramatic new art program, new case studies and pedagogy, and new companion Web site, the Fifth Edition provides both the most up-to-date understanding of the field and the most effective ways to teach and learn it.

Editorial Reviews

Review

'[A]n admirable balance between breadth and depth.' - Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

About the Author

BRIAN KOLB lectures at the University of Lethridge. He is a Killiam Fellow (Canadian Council), Fellow of the Canadian Psychological Association, the American Psychological Association, the American Psychological Society, and the Royal Society of Canada. He is a recipient of the Hebb Prize from CPA, and is former president of the Canadian Society for Brain, Behavior, and Cognitive Science. - IAN Q. WHISHAW lectures at the University of Lethridge. He is a Fellow of the Canadian Psychological Association, the American Psychological Association, and the Royal Society of Canada. He is the recipient of a bronze medal from the Canadian Humane Society, has been awarded the Ingrid Speaker Medal, and is CEO of NeuroDetective, Inc.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 763 pages
• Publisher: Worth Publishers; Fifth Edition edition (March 3, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0716753006
• ISBN-13: 978-0716753001
• Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 8 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #522,109 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars highly recommended, September 13, 2002

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M. Lilliquist (Bellingham, Washington USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fundamentals of Human Neuropsychology (Hardcover)

I was very impressed with the 3rd edition of this book back when I was in graduate student, and the 4th edition seems to have kept up the high standards. I highly recommend this book for anyone approaching advanced studies in any behavioral or neuroscientific field.

This textbook covers human neuropsychology from a more scientific, as opposed to clinical, viewpoint than many other graduate-level textbooks. Perhaps this is due to the authors' own research experiences, which have been conducted primarily with animal models. Personally, I think that this is a great strength, since the authors very effectively tie together the findings from human and animal work, and fill in the gaps which would remain speculative if one had to rely solely upon research with human subjects and clinical cases.

What this means is that there is very limited discussion of assessment and diagnosis, but a thorough review of the anatomical and neurochemical organization of the brain, and well as a thorough review of brain function broken down by behavioral domain (sensory, motor, language, memory, etc.) and by cortical region (frontal, temporal, parietal etc.).

Although published in 1996, this book still remains fundamentally state of the art, and a fine textbook in the field.

44 of 48 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars The 4th edition is far superior to the 5th, March 3, 2005

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Darioz Svabodas "Darioz" (Chicago, Illinois) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fundamentals of Human Neuropsychology (Hardcover)

I used this text in its 4th edition in graduate school and I found it to be one of the clearest, concise, and best-illustrated textbooks on brain and behavior I'd ever read. The double column presentation of the text made reading and study a bit easier. Some of the motor and sensory pathway figures in the 4th edition were excellent--they were well detailed and presented in an appropriate amount of space on the page. However, this 5th edition is by far an inferior product. The text is now single column, and worst of all the once large, eye-catching, and detailed figures are too often shoved over into the margin--in many instances the 4th edition illustrations have been replaced by tiny dumbed-down figures. I cannot recommend this edition to students or instructors. A 5 for the text, a 1.5 for the presentation and illustrations.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Counterpoint to poor review of 5th edition--- beware!, December 8, 2006

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Dogen (NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fundamentals of Human Neuropsychology (Hardcover)

I just wanted to point out a few things for those looking to find a deal on the editions pubished before the fifth. I bought the 4th edition for a class, saved some bucks, but I have been having to constantly check with folks who have the 5th edition because many chapter and heading locations have changed between the two editions. In addition to this, there are several new chapters that reflect the development of neuroscience in the years between the two editions, such and brain imaging and plasticity. Now after struggling with the earlier edition for two months I am having to biuy the fifth to get the assigned chapters that are not in the fourth.

So, the 4th edition certainly is a good text, but be aware of the changes if you are using this for classwork.