Comparison of cognitive function in human and non-human primates
Comparison of cognitive function in human and non-human primates
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10.1016/0926-6410(96)00017-1
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1996-06-01
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Roberts, AC
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Roberts, AC
对猴和人的认知功能进行比较研究的基础是证明行为同源性，即在这两个物种中研究的是相同的认知功能。本文考虑了在试图证明行为同源性时需要考虑的各种心理问题。以注意设置转移、辨别反转学习、空间工作记忆和情景记忆为例。在强调未来要避免的陷阱的同时，这些例子也证明了这些研究对我们理解颞叶和额叶的功能有巨大的贡献。此外，它们还说明了定义前额纹状体回路的认知功能和功能障碍的巨大潜力，而前额纹状体回路是许多神经退行性疾病和神经精神疾病的基础。
Fundamental to any comparative study of cognitive function in monkey and man is the demonstration of behavioral homology, viz. that the same cognitive function is being studied in both species. This paper considers a variety of psychological issues that need to be taken into account when attempting to demonstrate behavioural homology. Examples are taken from studies of attentional set-shifting, discrimination reversal learning, spatial working memory and episodic memory. Whilst highlighting the pitfalls to be avoided in the future, these examples also demonstrate the enormous contribution that such studies have had to our understanding of the functions of the temporal lobes and frontal lobes. Moreover, they also illustrate the enormous potential in defining the cognitive functions and dysfunctions of the prefronto-striatal circuitry which underlie so many neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric disorders.