From Monkey Brain to Human Brain: A Fyssen Foundation Symposium by Giacomo Rizzolatti, Marc D. Hauser, Stanislas Dehaene, Jean-Rene Duhamel (Hardcover, 2005)
The extraordinary overlap between human and chimpanzee genomes does not result in an equal overlap between human and chimpanzee thoughts, sensations, perceptions, and emotions; there are considerable similarities but also considerable differences between human and nonhuman primate brains. From Monkey Brain to Human Brain uses the latest findings in cognitive psychology, comparative biology, and neuroscience to look at the complex patterns of convergence and divergence in primate cortical organization and function. Several chapters examine the use of modern technologies to study primate brains, analyzing the potentials and the limitations of neuroimaging as well as genetic and computational approaches. Other chapters identify plausible analogs or homologs in nonhuman primates for such human cognitive functions as arithmetic, reading, theory of mind, and altruism; examine the role of parietofrontal circuits in the production and comprehension of actions; analyze the contributions of the prefrontal and cingulate cortices to cognitive control; and explore to what extent visual recognition and visual attention are related in humans and other primates.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd
ISBN-13
9780262042239
eBay Product ID (ePID)
96513303
Product Key Features
Author
Giacomo Rizzolatti, Marc D. Hauser, Stanislas Dehaene, Jean-Rene Duhamel
Publication Name
From Monkey Brain to Human Brain: a Fyssen Foundation Symposium
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Zoology, Biology
Publication Year
2005
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
408 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
229mm
Item Width
178mm
Item Weight
885g
Additional Product Features
Series Title
A Bradford Book
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
Editor
Giacomo Rizzolatti, Stanislas Dehaene, Marc D. Hauser, Jean-Rene Duhamel
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