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Chapter 3 - Functional Neuroanatomy

from Section 1 - Essential Background Knowledge

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 October 2024

Simon Gerhand
Simon Gerhand
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Hywel Dda Health Board, NHS Wales
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Summary

This chapter considers neuroanatomy in terms of the way in which cognitive processes and emotions are organised. Rather than using a strict localisationist approach, with specific cognitive functions being concentrated in particular anatomical areas, emphasis is placed on a more contemporary view of the brain as organised as a series of circuits. The main areas of cognition are considered, namely perception, language, memory, executive function, and attention. Differences between common terms are explained, such as grey and white matter, cortical and subcortical. This chapter also makes use of illustrations.

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neuroanatomyneural circuitsconnectomicsfunctionalbrain regionscognitionemotionmemoryexecutive function
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The Neuropsychology of Dementia
A Clinician's Manual
 , pp. 34 - 44
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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  • Functional Neuroanatomy
  • Simon Gerhand, Hywel Dda Health Board, NHS Wales
  • Book: The Neuropsychology of Dementia
  • Online publication: 25 October 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009025911.004
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