Neurobiology of Social Communication in Primates. An Evolutionary Perspective
β Scribed by Horest Steklis (Eds.)
- Publisher
- Academic Press
- Year
- 1979
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 327
- Series
- Communication and behavior : an interdisciplinary series
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Table of Contents
Content:
COMMUNICATION AND BEHAVIOR, Page ii
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
List of Contributors, Page ix
Preface, Pages xi-xii
Acknowledgments, Page xiii
1 - Introductory Comments and Overview, Pages 1-10, HORST D. STEKLIS, MICHAEL J. RALEIGH
2 - Neural Control of Vocalization in Nonhuman Primates, Pages 11-44, UWE JΓRGENS
3 - Mechanisms Underlying Vocal Control in Nonhuman Primates, Pages 45-67, DWIGHT SUTTON
4 - Central Nervous System Processing of Sounds in Primates, Pages 69-109, JOHN D. NEWMAN
5 - Cortical and Subcortical Organization of Human Communication: Evidence from Stimulation Studies, Pages 111-131, GEORGE A. OJEMANN, CATHERINE MATEER
6 - Language Representation in the Brain, Pages 133-195, JASON W. BROWN
7 - Neuromotor Mechanisms in the Evolution of Human Communication, Pages 197-219, DOREEN KIMURA
8 - Specialization and the Language Areas, Pages 221-256, RICHARD E. PASSINGHAM
9 - Behavioral and Neurobiological Aspects of Primate Vocalization and Facial Expression, Pages 257-282, HORST D. STEKLIS, MICHAEL J. RALEIGH
10 - Requisites for Language: Interspecific and Evolutionary Aspects, Pages 283-314, HORST D. STEKLIS, MICHAEL J. RALEIGH
Index, Pages 315-325
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