Neuropsychology of communication /
Michela Balconi, [editor].
- Milan, Italy : Springer-Verlag Italia, c2010.
- xvi, 223 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
"Revised, enlarged and completely updated version of the Italian ed. published under the title Neuropsicologia della comunicazione, edited by M. Balconi, c2008." --T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Section I The Neuropsychology of Language and Communication.- 1 Biological Basis of Linguistic and Communicative Systems: From Neurolinguistics to Neuropragmatics.- 2 Methods and Research Perspectives on the Neuropsychology of Communication.- 3 Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in the Study of Language and Communication.- 4 Electromagnetic Indices of Language Processings.- Section II Neuropragmatics. Psychophysiological, Neuropsychological and Cognitive Correlates.- 5 From Pragmatics to Neuropragmatics.- 6 Idiomatic Language Comprehension: Neuropsychological Evidence.- 7 Anticipatory Mechanisms in Idiom Comprehension: Psycholinguistic and Electrophysiological Evidence.- 8 Towards a Neurophysiology of Language.- Section III From Intentions to Nonverbal Communication.- 9 Intentions and Communication: Cognitive Strategies, Metacognition and Social Cognition.- 10 The Neuropsychology of Nonverbal Communication: The Facial Expressions of Emotions.- 11 Emotions, Attitudes and Personality: Psychophysiological Correlates.- Subject Index.