Principles of Frontal Lobe Function

If you still wonder what the prefrontal cortex does, and how to perform a meaningful exam of its functions, you should read this book. You will find here the right answers to many questions regarding the function of the prefrontal cortex . . . This book is certainly very good not only as a reference book, but also as a textbook for neuroscientists who are already engaged in the study of the prefrontal cortex, as well as for beginners who want to learn more about this fascinating cortical region.

• Foreword ; Preface ; 1. Introduction ; 2. The Human Frontal Lobes: Transcending the Default Mode through Contigent Encoding ; 3. Association Pathways of the Prefrontal Cortex and Functional Observations ; 4. Neurochemical Modulation of Prefrontal Cortical Functions in Humans and Animals ; 5. Functional Architecture of the Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex in Monkeys and Man ; 6. Physiology of Executive Functions: The Perception-Action Cycle ; 7. The Theatre of the Mind: Physiological Studies of the Human Frontal Lobes ; 8. Motor Programming for Hand and Vocalizing Movements ; 9. Cortical Control of Visuometer Reflexes ; 10. Disorders of Language After Frontal Lobe Injury ; 11. The Organization of Working Memory Function in Lateral Prefrontal Cortex ; 12. The Frontal Cortex and Working with Memory ; 13. Memory Retrieval and Executive Control Processes ; 14. Dorsal Prefrontal Cortex: Maintenance in Memory or Attentional Selection ; 15. Mechanisms of Conflict Resolution in Prefrontal Cortex ; 16. Fractionating the Central Executive ; 17. Fractionation of the Supervisory System ; 18. Cognitive Focus through Adaptive Neural Coding in Primate Prefrontal Cortex ; 19. The Structured Event Complex and the Human Prefrontal Cortex ; 20. Chronesthesia: Conscious Awareness of Subjective Time ; 21. Integration Across Multiple Cognitive and Motivational Domains in Monkey Prefrontal Cortex ; 22. Emotion, Decision-Making and the Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex ; 23. The Functions of the Orbitofrontal Cortex ; 24. Mapping Mood: An Evolving Emphasis on Frontal-Limbic Interactions ; 25. Fractionation and Localization of Distinct Frontal Lobe Processes: Evidence from Focal Lesions in Humans ; 26. Neurobehavioural Consequences of Neurosurgical Treatments and Focal Lesions of Frontal-Subcortical Circuits ; 27. The Role of Prefrontal Cortex in Normal and Disordered Cognitive Control: A Cognitive Neuroscience Perspective ; 28. Novel Approaches to The Assessment of Frontal Damage and Executive Deficits in Traumatic Brain Injury ; 29. Normal Development of Prefrontal Cortex, from Birth to Young Adulthood: Cognitive Functions, Anatomy and Biochemistry ; 30. Executive Functions Following Frontal Lobe Injury: A Developmental Perspective ; 31. Aging, Memory, and Frontal Lobe Functioning ; 32. Frontal Lobe Plasticity and Behaviour ; 33. Principles of the Rehabilitation of Frontal Lobe Function ; 34. Prefrontal Cortex: The Present and the Future