Alexander Romanovich Luria: A Scientific Biography

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Alexander Romanovich Luria is widely recognized as one of the most eminent neuropsychologists of the 20th century. Written by his closest colleague and collaborator, this book provides an intimate portrait of the life and scientific accomplishments of this famous Russian psychologist/neurologist. His important early work with L.S. Vygotsky and others - which greatly influenced Soviet psychology - is discussed, as well as his refinement of neuropsychology in the Soviet Union and worldwide. Luria’s role in psychological science is reviewed from an insider’s perspective.