TEUBER,HANS,LUKAS - A TRIBUTE

Hans-Lukas Teuber (1916-1977) was one of the most influential neuropsy chologists of his generation. In the first part of his career he heade d the Psychophysiology Laboratory at the New York University - Bellevu e Medical Center. There he and his associates played a major role in e stablishing human neuropsychology as a rigorous experimental science c losely linked to contemporary neurophysiology and experimental psychol ogy. In the second part of his career he founded the Department of Psy chology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, This rapidly bec ame a world center of the neuro- and cognitive sciences and a model fo r the establishment of new neuroscience centers that brought together neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, neuropsychology, and cognitive psycholo gy into an interacting community. Teuber's contributions extended far beyond the institutions he founded and the many important experimental and theoretical papers he wrote. He was a consummate organizer, synth esizer, and sponsor of research on the brain, as well as the mentor of many of today's leading brain researchers. This special issue on obje ct recognition and the temporal lobes is dedicated to his memory.