| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 248 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Working memory and executive control / Alan Baddeley and Sergio Della Sala -- Domain of supervisory processes and the temporal organization of behaviour / Tim Shallice and Paul Burgess -- Somatic marker hypothesis and the possible functions of the prefrontal cortex / Antonio R. Damasio -- Comparison of prefrontal architecture and connections / D.N. Pandya and E.H. Yeterian -- Orbitofrontal cortex / Edmund T. Rolls -- Prefrontal landscape: implications of functional architecture for understanding human mentation and the central executive / P.S. Goldman-Rakic -- Specialized systems for the processing of mnemonic information within the primate frontal cortex / Michael Petrides -- Dissociating executive functions of the prefrontal cortex / T.W. Robbins -- Attention to action / R.E. Passingham -- Evidence for the importance of dopamine for prefrontal cortex functions early in life / Adele Diamond -- Prefrontal function in schizophrenia: confounds and controversies / Daniel R. Weinberger and Karen Faith Berman -- Role of the prefrontal cortex in self-consciousness: the case of auditory hallucinations / Chris Frith -- Computational approach to prefrontal cortex, cognitive control, and schizophrenia: recent developments and current challenges / Jonathan D. Cohen, Todd S. Braver and Randall C. O'Reilly -- Discussions and conclusions / A.C. Roberts, T.W. Robbins and L. Weiskrantz |
| Summary |
The role of the prefrontal cortex is one of the most topical and important areas of research in contemporary neuropsychology. This text addresses the many questions and debates that have arisen on the prefrontal cortex |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Prefrontal cortex -- Physiology
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Prefrontal Cortex -- physiology
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Prefrontal cortex -- Physiology
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| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Roberts, A. C. (Angela C.)
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Robbins, Trevor W
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Weiskrantz, Lawrence
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| ISBN |
9780191689192 |
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019168919X |
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