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Zangwill, Oliver (1913–1987)

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  • Like other pioneers in the field of neuropsychology, Oliver Zangwill used the rigorous methodology of experimental psychology to study neurological diseases and dysfunctions. By so doing, he made important contributions to numerous areas of neuropsychological research. Rejecting holistic concepts of cerebral organization inherited from Karl Lashley’s research, he studied localization of function, elucidating the differences in spatial impairment associated with right and left parietal lobe lesions. He also helped dispel the notion that language and motor dominance could not be disassociated, and made contributions to the study of developmental dyslexia, amnestic disorder, and dementia. His work with World War II veterans arguably initiated the scientific investigation of neuropsychological rehabilitation in Britain and led to the formulation of treatment strategies that continue to be used by rehabilitation therapists today....

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  1. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Emory University, 1441 Clifton Road NE, 30322, Atlanta, GA, USA

    Anthony Y. Stringer

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  1. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and Professor of Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry Virginia Commonwealth University – Medical Center Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, VCU, 980542, Richmond, Virginia, 23298-0542, USA

    Jeffrey S. Kreutzer

  2. Kessler Foundation Research Center, 1199 Pleasant Valley Way, West Orange, NJ, 07052, USA

    John DeLuca

  3. Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and Neurology and Neuroscience, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey – New Jersey Medical School, New Jersey, USA

    John DeLuca

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    Bruce Caplan

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Stringer, A.Y. (2011). Zangwill, Oliver (1913–1987). In: Kreutzer, J.S., DeLuca, J., Caplan, B. (eds) Encyclopedia of Clinical Neuropsychology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-79948-3_659

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