Neurobiology of Comparative Cognition

Raymond P. Kesner, David S. Olton

• Publisher: Psychology Press
• Year: 2014
• ISBN:
  9781317785651
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Psychology
• Subtopic: History & Theory in Psychology
• Index: Psychology

This book represents a unique and elaborate exposition of the neural organization of language, memory, and spatial perception in a wide variety of species including humans, bees, fish, rodents, and monkeys. The editors have united the comparative approach with its emphasis on evolutionary determinants of behavior, the neurobiological approach with its emphasis on the neural determinants of behavior, and the cognitive approach with its emphasis on understanding higher-order mental functions. The combination of these three approaches provides an unusual look at the neurobiology of comparative cognition, and should stimulate increased investigations in this field and related disciplines.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Preface
• PART I. INTRODUCTION
• PART II. NEUROBIOLOGY OF COMMUNICATION
• PART III. NEUROBIOLOGY OF LEARNING AND MEMORY
• PART IV. NEUROBIOLOGY OF SPATIAL ORGANIZATION
• AUTHOR INDEX
• SUBJECT INDEX