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Milestones in the History of Aphasia

Theories and Protagonists

• By Juergen Tesak, Chris Code

Milestones in the History of Aphasia surveys the history of aphasia from its earliest mentions in ancient times, to the turn of the new millennium...

Published February 1st 2008 by Psychology Press.

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Neurocognitive Approaches to Developmental Disorders: A Festschrift for Uta Frith

A Special Issue of the Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

• Edited by Dr Dorothy Bishop, Margaret Snowling, Sarah-Jayne Blakemore

Uta Frith has been an outstandingly influential figure in the field of developmental neuropsychology for over 40 years, and is internationally renowned for her work...

Published December 20th 2007 by Psychology Press.

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The Cognitive Neuroscience of Human Communication

• By Vesna Mildner

This is a book about speech and language. It is primarily intended for those interested in speech and its neurophysiological bases: phoneticians, linguists, educators, speech...

Published October 12th 2007 by Psychology Press (formerly published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates).

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Verbal Perseveration

A Special Issue of Aphasiology

• Edited by Jacqueline Ann Stark

Introductory textbooks on neurogenic communication disorders associated with aphasia and brain injury do not provide full documentation of the pervasive influence of perseveration in the...

Published October 4th 2007 by Psychology Press.

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A Language in Space

The Story of Israeli Sign Language

• By Irit Meir, Wendy Sandler

This English version of A Language in Space: The Story of Israeli Sign Language, which received the Bahat Award for most outstanding book for a general...

Published September 7th 2007 by Psychology Press (formerly published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates).

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Single-Word Reading

Behavioral and Biological Perspectives

• Edited by Elena L. Grigorenko, Adam J. Naples

As the first title in the new series, New Directions in Communication Disorders Research: Integrative Approaches, this volume discusses a unique phenomenon in cognitive science,...

Published August 24th 2007 by Psychology Press (formerly published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates).

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36th Clinical Aphasiology Conference

A special issue of Aphasiology

• Edited by Audrey Holland

This is the annual published proceedings of the 36^th Clinical Aphasiology Conference (CAC). It was held in Ghent, Belgium, and was the first CAC meeting...

Published May 30th 2007 by Psychology Press.

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An Essential Guide to Hearing and Balance Disorders

• Edited by R. Steven Ackley, T. Newell Decker, Charles J. Limb

An Essential Guide to Hearing and Balance Disorders consolidates the most significant clinical aspects of hearing and balance disorders, ranging from cause and diagnosis to...

Published May 24th 2007 by Psychology Press (formerly published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates).

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Clinical Aphasiology

Future Directions: A Festschrift for Chris Code

• Edited by Martin Ball, Jack S. Damico

This book presents a collection of cutting edge work from leading researchers and clinicians around the world on a range of topics within Clinical Aphasiology....

Published May 11th 2007 by Psychology Press.

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Disordered Communicative Interaction: Current and Future Approaches to Analysis and Treatment

A special issue of the journal Aphasiology

• Edited by Marian Brady, Linda Armstrong

Discourse analysis encompasses a diversity of approaches which can be applied across disparate monolgues, interactions, settings, and populations. This special issue reflects this diversity in...

Published March 31st 2007 by Psychology Press.

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