This book explores the mysteries of the right hemisphere (RH) by showing that what was once thought to be the minor hemisphere plays co-operative roles in many cognitive functions and is dominant for certain cognitive abilities. The author synthesizes information available from clinical experience and from experimental and clinical research into a picture showing the relevance of right hemisphere damage (RHD) on attention, affective and communicative disorders. The book is intended for clinicians, either trained or in training, who have to manage people with neurological disorders in the context of the hospital and their normal daily activities. It provides clinically relevant information for conceptualizing the deficits associated with RHD, as well as useful suggestions about the assessment of the deficits and their treatment. Moreover, there is an attempt to provide a link between theory-driven assessment, symptom-driven assessment and treatment strategies. In this way, it might inspire the reader with new treatment models and promote research that is sensitive to the clinical realities of the disorders following RHD. The book consists of 10 chapters. Chapter 1 provides an historical overview of the role of the right hemisphere in cognitive functions and gives a behavioural portrait of a patient with RHD. Chapter 2 takes the reader into the rapidly moving and increasingly interesting area of neglect, which is one of the most common consequences of RHD. Estimates of the incidence of neglect range from 31 to 66% in RHD. The chapter is written clearly and the reader's level of knowledge is rarely taken for granted. Important clinical perspectives are not forgotten, e.g. the practical and theoretical difficulties in the …