| Description |
1 online resource (301 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Princeton Legacy Library
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Princeton legacy library.
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| Note |
"The general conclusions embodied in this monograph were presented by Wilder Penfield in the Vanuxem lectures at Princeton University in February, 1956." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Cover; Vanuxem Lecturers; Preamble To The Vanuxem Lectures (W.P); Contents; V. Methode of Investingation; A. Special study; B. The Sodium Amytal Aphasia Test; C. Disturbances in Speech With Seizures; VI. Methods of Investigation (L.R.); A. Literature; B. Analysis of Our Cases; C. Discussion; D. Summary; IX. The Evidence From Cortical Excision (L.R.); X. Concluding Discussion (W.P.); E. Brain-Mechanisms of Language. |
| Summary |
The outcome of ten years' work, this book is a carefully planned study of brain dominance, aphasia, and other speech disturbances, and includes a discussion of the cerebral mechanisms of speech and the learning and teaching of language. Originally published in 1981. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback e. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Brain -- Localization of functions.
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Brain -- Localization of functions. |
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Speech.
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Speech. |
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Speech disorders.
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Speech disorders. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Roberts, Lamar, author.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Penfield, Wilder. Speech and brain-mechanisms. Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1959] 286 pages ; 25 cm. Princeton legacy library 9780691615097 (DLC) 59005602 |
| ISBN |
9781400854677 electronic book |
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1400854679 electronic book |
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0691615098 |
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9780691615097 |
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