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that in The Physiological and Behavioural Aspectsof Taste, and some of the authors are, of course,common to both . The present proceedings are ofthe first international symposium to be held atthe imposing Wenner-Gren Center, constructedwith the aid of funds donated by the late Dr .Axel Wenner-Gren on land presented by theSwedish Government .As Lord Adrian says in the opening address

" . . our subject has reached the right stagefor serious discussion and we must get down toit," and the majority of the authors of its 30papers that follow do indeed get down to it inconsiderable detail . Space does not allow a de-tailed criticism of this important work, which iswell produced and illustrated and which willclearly form the standard text in its field .

A.N.W .

Determinants of Infant Behaviour. II. Proceed-ings of the 2nd Tavistock seminar on mother-infant interaction . Edited by B. M. Foss .London : Methuen & Co . (1963) . Price 45s.The proceedings of the 2nd Tavistock seminar

on mother-interaction held in September, 1961,have been revised by the authors, in some in-stances extensively, and one paper contains somecompletely new material . The arrangement of thepapers does not follow the order of presentationat the actual seminar .

In their rearranged form, the first part of theproceedings, animal studies, comprises papers byH. F. Harlow (Maternal affectional system)and by Thelma Rowell (Social development ofsome rhesus monkeys), the second of these beingconcerned with the collaborative studies withR. A. Hinde at Cambridge. Together with therelevant discussion they provide a detailed,often graphic, account of the observationalstudies on Rhesus monkeys.

Part II, human studies, comprises papers byH. F. R. Prechtl (mother-child interaction inbabies with minimal brain damage) ; MaryAinsworth (development of infant mother inter-action among the Ganda) and Peter Wolff(early development of smiling; also the naturalhistory of a family), while in Part III, methodand theory, the contributors are HarriettRheingold (controlling the infant's exploratorybehaviour); H. R. Schaffer (some issues forresearch in the study of attachment behaviour) ;J. R. Ambrose (concept of a critical period fordevelopment of social responsiveness) ; R. A.Hinde (nature of imprinting) ; and J. D. Suther-

land (concepts of imprinting and critical periodfrom psycho-analytic viewpoint) .As Dr. John Bowlby points out in his fore-

ward, priority was given at the first seminar toempirical studies, and the whole forms a worthysuccession to the excellent preceding volume .

A.N.W .

Atlanta My Seal. By H. G . HURRELL . London :William Kimber (1963). Price, 25s .It is not usual to review popular works of this

nature, especially when their style is so dis-cursive, but the author is known for genuineability and absolute honesty and has put onwritten record a subject that must be widelyknown as a result of television programmes .

It is well known that seals take readily tohuman companionship and make excellent pets,but few can have had the diligent attention andpatient training afforded the Atlantic grey seal,Halichoerus grypus, that was washed up as apup into the Yealm estuary in Devon.

The most interesting aspects dealt with arethose relating to training to respond to soundsand to signs bearing letters and words . Theauthor, at least, is convinced that a "CleverHans" explanation of the seal's responses maybe excluded. There are many good photographs .

A.N.W .

As the Falcon Her Bells . By PHILLIP GLASIER .London : Heinemann. Price, 25s .This autobiography of Phillip Glasier, who is

probably one of the last professional falconersin the British Isles, describes in an unpretentiousway his experience in acquiring, training andflying most of the larger birds of prey, bothnative and exotic . The book is "chatty", in-formal and subjective in its approach, its pur-pose is to entertain rather than instruct. Never-theless the observations, opinions and adviceof this intelligent and educated professionalfalconer are well worth reading. The illustrationsare profuse and superb in quality .

D.W.J .

Animal Research in Psychopharmacology : Cen-tral Nervous System Effects . Edited by LEONS . OTIS, JOHN J . BOSLEY and Lucy BIRZIS .A compilation from the available worldliterature for 1960 . PsychopharmacologyHandbook, Volume 2, U .S. Department ofHealth, Education and Welfare. Public HealthService Publication No . 1006, Public Health