Comparative Neuropsychology

Comparative Neuropsychology is a collection of state-of-the-art essays by some of the world's leading neuropsychologists. Prepared as a tribute to the late George Ettlinger, one of the leading figures in comparative neuropsychology research over the last 40 years, this book reflects current research in the many areas where Ettlinger made a particular contribution to our understanding. Taking as t heir starting point the assumption that the human brain shares many of its most important functional systems with its primate relatives, the authors take a comparative evolutionary approach to understanding human cognition and brain function. The book covers a wide range of subject areas, including memory, visual and somatosensory perception, motor control, attention, cross-modality integration, interhemispheric transmission, and behavioral intelligence. One of the first and most comprehensive books to be written on the topic, Comparative Neuropsychology will be read by students and researchers in psychology, neuroscience, and neuropsychology.