Assistive Technology for Cognition

A handbook for clinicians and developers

Brian O'Neill, Alex Gillespie

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Psychology Press Ltd
22 December 2014

Physiological & neuro-psychology, biopsychology; Rehabilitation: brain & spinal injuries; Biomedical engineering

Series: Current Issues in Neuropsychology

Assistive technology for cognition is technology which can be used to enable, enhance, or extend cognitive function. This book systematically examines how cutting-edge digital technologies can assist the cognitive function of people with cognitive impairments, with the potential to revolutionize rehabilitation. Technologies are reviewed which direct attention, remind, recognize, prompt, and generally guide people through activities of daily living.

Written by experts in neuropsychology and technology development, Assistive Technology for Cognition provides a comprehensive overview of the efficacy of technologies to assist people with brain impairments. Based on the list provided by the International Classification of Function, each chapter covers a different cognitive function; namely, attention, memory, affect, perception, executive function, language, numeracy, sequencing, and navigation onto which existing and future assistive technologies for cognition are mapped. This structure provides in-depth research in an accessible way, and will allow practitioners to move from an assessment of cognitive deficits to the prescription of an appropriate assistive technology for cognition. The chapters also make suggestions for future developments.

Assistive Technology for Cognition will be of great interest to clinicians and researchers working in brain injury rehabilitation, technology developers, and also to students in clinical psychology, neuropsychology, and allied health disciplines.

Edited by: Brian O'Neill, Alex Gillespie
Imprint: Psychology Press Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 312g
ISBN: 9781848724020
ISBN 10: 1848724020
Series: Current Issues in Neuropsychology
Pages: 182
Publication Date: 22 December 2014
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Further / Higher Education , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Assistive Technology for Cognition Brian O’Neill and Alex Gillespie 2. Assistive Technology for Arousal, Alertness and Attention, Brian O’Neill and Tom Manly 3. Assistive Technology for Memory, Bonnie-Kate Dewar, Michael Kopelman, Narinder Kapur and Barbara A. Wilson 4. Affect-Aware Assistive Technologies, Omar AlZoubi, M. Sazzad Hussain and Rafael A. Calvo 5. Assistive Technology for Disorders of Visual Perception, Andrew Worthington and Jeremi Sudol 6. Assistive Technology for Executive Functions, Matthew Jamieson and Jonathan J Evans 7. Cognitive Support for Language and Social Interaction, Norman Alm 8. Assistive Technology for Supporting Learning Numeracy, Pekka Räsänen, Tanja Käser, Anna Wilson, Michael von Aster, Oleksandr Maslov and Unge Maslova 9. Assistive Technology for Psychomotor Functioning and Sequencing Complex Movements, Jennifer Boger and Alex Mihailidis 10. Cognitive Technologies for Wayfinding, Mark Harniss, Pat Brown and Kurt Johnson 11. The Future of Assistive Technology for Cognition, Brian O’Neill and Alex Gillespie

Brian O'Neill is a Consultant in Neuropsychology and Rehabilitation with the Brain Injury Rehabilitation Trust, Glasgow, and Research Fellow at the University of Stirling, UK. Alex Gillespie is Associate Professor in Social Psychology at the London School of Economics, UK.

Reviews for Assistive Technology for Cognition: A handbook for clinicians and developers

'The International Classification of Function provides an effective organizing scheme for understanding diverse technologies. The authors provide a neuropsychological background on cognitive functions along with a review of technologies and supporting research, resulting in a book which will be a valuable asset for clinicians, researchers, and technology developers.' -Edmund LoPresti, AT Sciences, USA