(028695) Luria, Aleksandr Romanovich. Higher Cortical Functions In Man. New York: Basic Books, 1966. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Thick 8vo. 513 pages. Very Good in Good+ DJ. B&W Illustrations. Owner's name neatly rubber stamped on top edges. DJ has edgewear and a one and one-half inch closed tear at top edge of rear panel.Prefaces to the English edition by Hans-Lukas Teuber, and Karl H. Pribram. The original Russian text was published by Moscow University Press in 1962. One of the world's then leading authorities analyzes the effect of local brain lesions on cortical fuctions in light of modern (and particularly Russian) views. The author also demonstrates the use of psychological symptoms for the localization of brain lesions and shows how to interpret the results obtained (Cerebral Cortex, Brain, Wounds and Injuries)
