Arthur Benton and a bunch of Dutch flowers

Abstract

This paper shows how Arthur Benton's excellent research in the field of neuropsychological topics like hemispheric specialization, Gerstmann syndrome, aphasia, prosopagnosia and visuospatial deficits has influenced the development of the field of neuropsychology in The Netherlands. Also, his outstanding methodological knowledge and clinical experience have had an enormously significant impact on neuropsychological assessment in this country. Benton's knowledge about the different topics in neuropsychology was tremendous, while at the same time he was always critical and aware of findings he was not able to understand.

Keywords:

• Hemispheric specialization
• Gerstmann syndrome
• Visuospatial
• Prosopagnosia
• Aphasia
• Neuropsychology
• Assessment