Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychology

Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychology Todd E. Feinberg, Martha J. Farah (Editors). New York, McGraw-Hill, 1997. Pages: 873. Price: $75. ISBN: 0-07-020361-X. The editors of this volume observe that behavioral neurologists and neuropsychologists, despite having common goals and despite engaging in complementary clinical and research activities, tend not to share a common language or adequately understand each other's theories or methods. Thus, their main objective is to provide a reference resource that will foster better communication between these professionals through increased knowledge of their colleagues' fields. The secondary objective, considering the geometric accumulation of knowledge that has occurred in the neurosciences during the past 2 decades, is to present up-to-date reviews, so that these professionals can keep abreast with recent advances, and to acquaint newcomers with an introduction to the two fields. Implicit in the secondary objective is the editors' emphasis on breadth, rather than depth of coverage, of topics in...