Milestones in the History of Aphasia : Theories and Protagonists

This book surveys the history of aphasia from the earliest mentions of speech and language impairments in ancient times, medieval attempts to understand aphasia, through to the development of modern cognitive neuroscience.

Preface. PART I: The Older History of Aphasia . From Antiquity To The Middle Ages. From The Renaissance To The 18 th Century. The 19 th Century Until Broca. The 19 th Century After Broca. The 20 th Century Until The Second World War. From The Second World War to Geschwind: neoclassicism and the return to localisation. PART II: Aphasiology to the Millennium . The Development Of Linguistic Aphasiology In The Later 20 th Century. Cognitive Neuropsychology & The Rise Of Cognitive Neuroscience. Broca's Aphasia & Broca's Area: the Journey from 1861 to 2000. Beyond The Left Peri-Sylvian Region. Postscript. Appendix. Glossary. References. Index of names. Subject index.