In this volume, the communicative and neuropsychological correlates of daily interactions are discussed. The predominant account on explaining the construction of meaning by humans is the inter-relational perspective, that postulates an intentional convergence of meaning arising as a consequence of the active exchanges between people. The neural correlates of communication were illustrated in the light of new empirical results, considering the main topics of: a) language and language development; b) pragmatics and neuropragmatics of communication; c) neurocognition and the cognitive bases of intentions; d) nonverbal communication and emotion contribution to the communicative systems.
New methodological approaches are considered, with particular attention to neuroimaging (such as PET and f MRI) and brain stimulation techniques (as MEG and TMS), as well as their application to the clinical field.
Table of Content
The Neuropsychology of Language and Communication.- Biological Basis of Linguistic and Communicative Systems: From Neurolinguistics to Neuropragmatics.- Methods and Research Perspectives on the Neuropsychology of Communication.- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in the Study of Language and Communication.- Electromagnetic Indices of Language Processing.- Neuropragmatics. Psychophysiological, Neuropsychological and Cognitive Correlates.- From Pragmatics to Neuropragmatics.- Idiomatic Language Comprehension: Neuropsychological Evidence.- Anticipatory Mechanisms in Idiom Comprehension: Psycholinguistic and Electrophysiological Evidence.- Towards a Neurophysiology of Language.- From Intentions to Nonverbal Communication.- Intentions and Communication: Cognitive Strategies, Metacognition and Social Cognition.- The Neuropsychology of Nonverbal Communication: The Facial Expressions of Emotions.- Emotions, Attitudes and Personality: Psychophysiological Correlates.
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