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Humans, apes and monkeys: the changing neuropsychological viewpoint
Neuropsychologia
|January 1, 1984
Summary
Comparative neuropsychology research shows that differences between human and non-human primates in cognitive capacity, cerebral lateralization, amnesia, and reaching disorders have significantly decreased over time.
Area of Science:
- Neuropsychology
- Comparative Psychology
- Primatology
Background:
- In 1963, significant discontinuities existed in understanding primate cognitive and neurological functions.
- Research areas included cognitive capacity, cerebral lateralization, amnesia, and parietal lobe functions in reaching disorders.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review and compare findings in four key neuropsychological areas between humans and non-human primates across two decades.
- To assess the convergence of clinical and experimental (animal) neuropsychology.
Main Methods:
- Literature review and comparative analysis of studies from 1963 and approximately two decades later.
- Examination of research focusing on cognitive capacity, cerebral lateralization, amnesia, and parietal lesions in primates.
Main Results:
- Discontinuities observed in 1963 between human and non-human primate studies have largely been resolved or diminished.
- The editorial policies of journals like Neuropsychologia likely contributed to this trend.
Conclusions:
- There has been a significant convergence in the understanding of neuropsychological functions across human and non-human primates.
- Clinical and experimental neuropsychology are expected to continue converging in the future.
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