APRAXIA RESEARCH: RUSSIAN AND MODERN NEUROCOGNITIVE TRADITIONS
Journal Title: Acta Neuropsychologica - Year 2013, Vol 11, Issue 3
Abstract
Three scientific traditions of apraxia research are examined in this article: Luria’s theory of the systemic structure and dynamic localization of higher mental functions, Bernstein’s level theory of motor acts, and the neurocognitive approach. The apraxia classification developed by Luria, the classification of movements widely discussed in neurocognitive tradition, and Bernstein’s level structure of the motor act are presented schematically. The strengths and limitations of each of these scientific schools are discussed. The principles of apraxia assessment in Luria’s and the neurocognitive framework are analyzed. We conclude that Luria’s approach and the neurocognitive tradition of apraxia investigation are quite similar. Bernstein’s ideas were formed more than fifty years ago, but seem insightful and fruitful today. According to Bernstein, voluntary movements have some essential features that are not currently taken under consideration. From his point of view, movements are meaningful (determined by a motor task), holistic, hierarchic, dynamic and creative. These postulates were discussed in many of his now-classic works. At the same time we must confess that they are not widely known among clinicians. That is why we believe that Bernstein’s concepts can significantly enrich our knowledge in the neuropsychology of praxis.
Authors and Affiliations
Marina Emelyanova, Anatoliy Skvortsov, Anna Vlasova (Zaykova), Konstantin Koryagin
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP55438
- DOI -
- Views 112
- Downloads 0
The diagnosis and therapy of aphasia in the acute phase
Communication disorders, including aphasia. accompany central nervous system damage of various origin. Comprehensive rehabilitation – provided from the beginning of hospitalization, adjusted to the general state of healt...
CORRELATION OF THE THEORY OF MIND AND THE LEVEL OF COGNITIVE FUNCTIONING IN AUTISTIC CHILDREN
[b]Introduction.[/b] A deficit in theory of mind (ToM), i.e. an inability to conceive what others may be thinking or feeling, has often been posited as an essential feature of childhood autism. Our research goal was to s...
CORRELATION BETWEEN THE METACOGNITIVE SELF AND SELECTED FORMS OF MUSICAL TRAINING
Background: The paper presents the concept of the metacognitive self and its correlations with selected features of musical training. Accurate insight into deviations from the rationality in one’s behaviour might be...
A Mother’s perception of triplet siblings. A Case study
Background: The prevalence of triplet pregnancies is estimated to be at about 0.7% of all pregnancies, however, their number is constantly increasing. Deficits of psychomotor development pertain both to premature childre...
STRATEGIES OF MEMORIZATION AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON THE LEARNING PROCESS AMONG INDIVIDUALS WITH BORDERLINE INTELLECTUAL FUNCTIONING
Borderline Intellectual Functioning (BIF), or borderline intelligence, is defined as an intelligence quotient from 1.01 to 2.00 standard deviations below average, that is, a level between average intelligence and intelle...