Frontal Lobes and Voluntary Action

Zusatztext It is clearly written and simply illustrated. Its coverage of the relevant anatomical physiological and behavioural observations which relate to frontal lobe function is broad but well focused. I feel certain that this will become a standard `honours' text for courses which include the study of human voluntary movement. Klappentext This book succinctly demonstrates how the brain's frontal lobe is specialized for directing voluntary action. Using data from monkeys! neurological patients! and normal subjects! the author presents a flow diagram of frontal lobe operations at the systems level. Topics include the variousdefinitions of the term "voluntary" in a neuropsychological context! how the motor cortex provides a mechanism for the execution of voluntary behavioral actions! and how the premotor areas play a role in the selection of the movements to be performed. The text also shows how the prefrontal cortexis engaged when the subject has to make new voluntary decisions! and how the basal ganglia play a critical role in response learning. The author considers how! in humans! the prefrontal cortex has been refined to allow for trial-and-error decision making! and how the premotor and prefrontal areasselect between verbal responses. Psychologists! neuropsychologists! and neurophysiologists will all want to read this pathbreaking book. Zusammenfassung This book presents a functional view of the frontal lobes. It argues that the frontal lobes are specialised for directing voluntary action. It considers each of the areas witin the frontal lobes and suggests what contribution they make and how the areas interact. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Voluntary action 2: Motor cortex (area 4) 3: Lateral premotor cortex (area 6) 4: Medial premotor cortex (area 6) 5: Premotor area 8 6: Dorsal prefrontal cortex (areas 4, 6, and 9) 7: Ventral prefrontal cortex (areas 11, 12, 13, and 14) 8: Basal ganglia 9: The organisation of the frontal lobe 10: Thought and voluntary action 11: Speech ...

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• Authors: Passingham, R. E. Passingham, R.e. Passingham, Richard Passingham, Richard E. Passingham, Richard E. (Department of Experimental Passingham
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.07.1995
• EAN: 9780198523642
• ISBN: 978-0-19-852364-2
• No. of pages: 322
• Series: Oxford Psychology Series; Oxford Psychology; Oxford Psychology Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Non-clinical medicine; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Neuroscience, MEDICAL / Neurology, Experimental Psychology, PSYCHOLOGY / Cognitive Psychology & Cognition, PSYCHOLOGY / Experimental Psychology, Neurology & clinical neurophysiology, Cognition & cognitive psychology, Neurosciences, Neurology and clinical neurophysiology, Cognition and cognitive psychology