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. These                  methods, which can be applied identically across different species of primates, help                  to highlight the paradox of nonlinear primate evolution -- the fact that major                  changes in brain size and functional complexity resulted from small changes in the                  genome. 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.The Fyssen Foundation is                  dedicated to encouraging scientific inquiry into the cognitive mechanisms that                  underlie animal and human behavior and has long sponsored symposia on topics of                  central importance to the cognitive sciences.

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