Presenting a functional view of the frontal lobes, this book argues that the frontal lobes are specialized for directing voluntary action. It considers each of the areas within the frontal lobes, and suggests what contribution they make and how the areas interact. Analysis is based on R. Passingham's work on monkeys and humans, including the use of the most modern imaging techniques. Overall, it provides a "flow diagram" of the operations of the frontal lobes, and should serve as a basis for future work and debate on the subject.
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Zielgruppe
Für höhere Schule und Studium
Für Beruf und Forschung
Illustrationen
104 line drawing, 1 half-tone, bibliography, index
ISBN-13
978-0-19-852185-3 (9780198521853)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Voluntary action; motor cortex (area four); lateral premotor cortex (area six); medial premotor cortex (SMA) (area six); premotor (area eight); dorsal prefrontal cortex (areas four, six and nine); ventral prefrontal cortex (areas 11, 12, 13 and 14); basal ganglia; the organization of the frontal lobe; thought and voluntary action; speech.
