Cognitive neuroscience and brain rehabilitation: a promise kept
- Department of Psychology and Institute of Neuroscience, University of Dublin, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Republic of Ireland; ian.robertson@tcd.ie
Good basic research shows unilateral spatial neglect is treatable
There is nothing so practical as a good theory. Thus we justify the basic research into brain and mind that is cognitive neuroscience. Grant proposals end with phases such as “these results may have implications for the development of effective treatments…” In the paper by Schindler et al (this issue, pp 412–9),1 we see clear evidence for the value of such promissory notes and the practical clinical benefits of grounding brain rehabilitation research in strong, theoretically driven cognitive neuroscience.
Spatial neglect following right cerebral stroke not only causes patients to behave as if the left half of the world does not …
