Overview
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Alan A. Boulton
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University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon
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Glen B. Baker
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University of Alberta, Edmonton
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Merrill Hiscock
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University of Houston, Houston
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Table of contents (11 protocols)
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- John Boeglin, Dan Bub, Yves Joanette
Pages 37-57
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- John Ryalls, Renée Béland, Yves Joanette
Pages 59-80
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- Rebecca Rausch, Michael Risinger
Pages 127-146
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- Eran Zaidel, Dahlia W. Zaidel, Joseph E. Bogen
Pages 147-201
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- Catherine A. Mateer, Richard L. Rapport II, Don D. Polly
Pages 203-223
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- Jane Holmes-Bernstein, Deborah P. Waber
Pages 311-371
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Back Matter
Pages 373-381
About this book
If one envisages neuroscience as a pyramid, with the more mole- lar disciplines forming the base and the more integrative d- ciplines positioned above, then neuropsychology clearly would be near the tip. Neuropsychology seeks to find order in the ultimate product of all neural systems, namely behavior, and to relate that product to its neural substrate. Relationships between brain and behavior are sought, but reductionistic explanations are eschewed. Attempting to “explain” complex behaviors in terms of neuronal activity is no more satisfying than attempting to “explain” artificial intelligence in terms of voltages within a computer’s central pr- essing unit. If one is to comprehend the functioning of either the brain or the digital computer, one must know something about not only the structure and mechanics of the device, but also the prin- ples according to which components of the device are organized and the context in which the device is operating (e.g., environm- tal inputs and stored information).
Editors and Affiliations
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University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon
Alan A. Boulton
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University of Alberta, Edmonton
Glen B. Baker
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University of Houston, Houston
Merrill Hiscock
