Handbook of Individual Differences in Cognition / The Springer Series on Human Exceptionality (PDF)

Aleksandra Gruszka, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland, and a life member of Clare Hall, Cambridge University, United Kingdom. She has a particular interest in psychology of creativity and neuropsychology of Parkinson's disease. In 2004, Dr Aleksandra Gruszka was awarded a Wellcome Travelling Fellowship by the Wellcome Trust, which enabled her to spend two years at the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, Cambridge, United Kingdom. As a result, a number of collaborative projects with Dr. Adrian Owen were undertaken, including behavioral testing of novel psychological paradigms, functional neuroimaging studies of attentional mechanisms and clinical investigations in Parkinson's disease using both techniques. She has published in the field of individual differences in cognition (Creativity Research Journal), and she has co-authored several books and chapters on creativity (Creativity Training, International Handbook of Creativity, Creativity's Global Correspondents, 2002) and neuropsychology (Neuropsychology, Neuropsychologia).



Gerald Matthews, Ph.D., is Professor of Psychology at the University of Cincinnati. His research focuses on human performance, cognitive models of personality, the assessment of acute states of stress and emotion, and emotional intelligence. He has published more than 200 journal articles and book chapters on these topics. He has co-authored books on Attention and Emotion: A Clinical Perspective, Personality Traits, Human Performance: Cognition, Stress and Individual Differences and Emotional Intelligence: Science and Myth. His book on Attention and Emotion won the 1998 British Psychological Society Book Award, and the book on Emotional Intelligence was commended by the Association of American Publishers in their 2002 awards. He is also editor of Cognitive Science Perspectives on Personality and Emotion. He is the elected Secretary-Treasurer of the InternationalSociety

“This is a detailed discussion of the Mind/Brain dichotomy and its relationship to brain function in normal and abnormal subjects. … This book is of value for neurophysiologists, psychologists, students, fellows and all interested persons having an interest in this controversial area.” (Joseph J. Grenier, Amazon.com, May, 2015)

“This handbook, part of the Springer Series on Human Exceptionality, looks at exceptionality in terms of cognition, specifically attention and working memory. … The target audience includes ‘researchers, clinicians, and graduate students in psychology and cognitive sciences, including clinical psychology and neuropsychology, personality and social psychology, neuroscience, and education.’ … It is fairly comprehensive and contains hundreds of references so readers can follow up on topics of interest. … If you love cognitive science and neuroscience … this is the book for you.” (Gary B. Kaniuk, Doody’s Book Reviews, January, 2011)