Attention, Memory, and Executive Function - Paperback

by Reid G. Lyon (Author), G. Reid Lyon (Editor), Norman a. Krasnegor (Editor)

The absence of consensual, cross-disciplinary theories, definitions, and methodologies has hampered the study of attention, memory, and executive function. Incorporating different theoretical perspectives, this exceptional volume helps establish some common understanding of these three central processes. This book reveals how the authors' findings from their research in psychology, neuropsychology, special education, and medicine can help clinicians assess and remediate reading and attention disorders. Valuable directions for future research are also offered.

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Studies of attention, memory, and executive function continue to provide a greater understanding of the human learning process and the nature of specific cognitive disabilities. But progress has been impeded by the absence of consensual, cross-disciplinary theories, definitions, and methodologies. This authoritative text presents research on the components of these central cognitive processes and explains how these findings can help clinicians assess and remediate reading and attention disorders. Gathering the work of prominent researchers in psychology, neuropsychology, special education, and medicine, the chapters consider each of these processes from different theoretical perspectives.

Author Biography

G. Reid Lyon, Ph.D., is a psychologist in the Human Learning and Behavior Branch of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development at the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Lyon is responsible for the development and management of research programs in learning disabilities, language development and disorders, and disorders of attention in children.

Dr. Krasnegor is a physiological and experimental psychologist whose current research interests lie in developmental and behavioral biology, learning, and cognitive development.