Levin, Harvey S & Grafman, Jordan [editors] — Cerebral Reorganization Of Function After Brain Damage

Oxford University Press 2000 1st edition. Cloth, dj, F/F. xvi+392pp, 4pp colour plates, b/w text illustrations & tables, index, a fine copy. Contents as follows - 1. Historical Notes on Reorganization of Function and Neuroplasticity. Section I : Neuroscience Research on Neuroplasticity and Reorganization of Function - 2. Neuropsychological Indices of Early Medial Temporal Lobe Dysfunction in Primates - 3. Cognitive Recovery from Traumatic Brain Injury: Results of Posttraumatic Experimental Interventions - 4. Growth of New Connections and Adult Reorganizational Plasticity in the Somatosensory System - 5. Neuroanatomic Basis for Reorganization of Function After Prefrontal Damage in Primates. 6. Reorganization of Function After Cortical Lesions in Rodents7. Rapid Reorganization of Subcortical and Cortical Maps in Adult Primates - 8. Motor Rehabilitation, Use-Related Neural Events, and Reorganization of the Brain After Injury - 9. Role of Neuroplasticity in Functional Recovery After Stroke. Section II. Developmental Studies of Neuroplasticity - 10. Spatial Cognitive Development Following Prenatal or Perinatal Focal Brain Injury - 11. Neuroplasticity Following Traumatic Diffuse versus Focal Brain Injury in Children: Studies of Verbal Fluency. 12. Cerebral Reorganization in Children with Congenital Hemiplegia: Evidence from the Dichotic Listening Test13. Reorganization of Motor Function in Cerebral Palsy. Section III. Techniques for Studying Neuroplasticity in Humans - 14. The Developmental Disorders: Does Plasticity Play a Role? - 15. Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation as a Tool for Detecting Changes in the Organization of the Human Motor System After Central and Peripheral Lesions - 16. Methodological Issues in Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Studies of Plasticity Following Brain Injury - 17. Neuroimaging of Functional Recovery - 18. Computational Modeling of the Cortical Response to Focal Damage. Section IV. Synthesis and Implications for Rehabilitation - 19. Conceptual Issues Relevant to Present and Future Neurologic Rehabilitation.