Arthur L. Benton

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vision, visuoconstruction, tactile, aphasia, neuropsychology

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Arthur Lester Benton, Ph.D., (October 16, 1909 - December 27, 2006) was a neuropsychologist and Emeritus Professor of Neurology and Psychology at the University of Iowa. He received his A.B. from Oberlin College in 1931, his A.M. from Oberlin College in 1933 and his Ph.D. from Columbia University in 1935. He established a Neuropsychology Laboratory in the Neurology Department at the University of Iowa School of Medicine in 1958; the lab remains and now bears his name. He was the author of numerous books and the creator of a number of neuropsychological testing instruments. (American Psychologist, 1979, p.59)

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Parents

Raymond H. Stetson	grad student		University of Iowa
Carney Landis	grad student	1935	Columbia
Joseph Zubin	grad student	1935	Columbia

Children

Ennio De Renzi	grad student		University of Modena
Kerry deS Hamsher	grad student		University of Iowa College of Medicine
Julia Hannay	grad student		University of Iowa
Harvey S. Levin	grad student		University of Iowa
Frank J. Spellacy	grad student		University of Iowa
Luigi Vignolo	grad student		University of Brescia Medical School
Albert Bandura	grad student	1952	Hopkins Marine Station, Stanford University
William F. Brewer	grad student	1967	UIUC
Karen Elizabeth Wills	grad student	1978-1983	University of Iowa
Paul J. Eslinger	post-doc		Penn State College of Medicine
Otfried Spreen	post-doc		University of Iowa
Manfred J. Meier	research scientist		UMN

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Eslinger PJ, Flaherty-Craig CV, Benton AL. (2004) Developmental outcomes after early prefrontal cortex damage. Brain and Cognition. 55: 84-103
Coman E, Moses JA, Kraemer HC, et al. (2002) Interactive influences on BVRT performance level: geriatric considerations. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology : the Official Journal of the National Academy of Neuropsychologists. 17: 595-610
Ng VW, Eslinger PJ, Williams SC, et al. (2000) Hemispheric preference in visuospatial processing: a complementary approach with fMRI and lesion studies. Human Brain Mapping. 10: 80-6
Coman E, Moses JA, Kraemer HC, et al. (1999) Geriatric performance on the Benton Visual Retention Test: demographic and diagnostic considerations. The Clinical Neuropsychologist. 13: 66-77
Hamsher K, Capruso DX, Benton A. (1992) Visuospatial judgment and right hemisphere disease. Cortex; a Journal Devoted to the Study of the Nervous System and Behavior. 28: 493-5
Lee GP, Sasanuma S, Hamsher K, et al. (1991) Constructional praxis performance of Japanese and American, normal and brain-damaged patients. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology : the Official Journal of the National Academy of Neuropsychologists. 6: 15-25
Levin HS, Eisenberg HM, Benton AL, et al. (1990) Mild Head Injury Critical Care Medicine. 18: 1500
Gur RC, Saykin AJ, Benton A, et al. (1990) “behavioral imaging”—III. Interexpert agreement and reliability of weightings Neuropsychiatry, Neuropsychology and Behavioral Neurology. 3: 113-124
Eslinger PJ, Damasio AR, Benton AL, et al. (1985) Neuropsychologic detection of abnormal mental decline in older persons. Jama. 253: 670-4
Eslinger PJ, Benton AL. (1983) Visuoperceptual performances in aging and dementia: clinical and theoretical implications. Journal of Clinical Neuropsychology. 5: 213-20