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Now in a revised and expanded second edition, this authoritative work synthesizes the rapidly growing knowledge base on the human frontal lobes and their central role in behavior, cognition, health, and disease. Leading contributors address neuroanatomy, neurochemistry, and normal neuropsychological functioning, and describe the nature and consequences of frontal lobe dysfunction in specific neurological and psychiatric conditions. Second edition features include a new section on structural and functional neuroimaging and substantially expanded coverage of frontotemporal dementia and related disorders. Other new topics include self-consciousness, competence, and personality; new testing approaches; bipolar disorder; and adult-onset genetic disorders of the frontal lobes. The book is illustrated with nearly 100 figures.
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What role do the frontal lobes play in the development of self-representation, or in autobiographical memory? This collection of 39 articles that work as integrated chapters significantly expand our understanding of the relationship between the brain and behavior. Updated to reflect current theory and practice, topics include an overview, including conceptual and clinical aspects of the frontal lobes, and anatomy, including frontal-subcortical circuits, the dorsolateral and cingulate cortex, the orbitofrontal cortex and the insula, structural and functional asymmetries, gross morphology and architectonics, and evolution of the frontal lobes. Other articles cover aspects of neurochemistry, including the work of serotonin and acetylcholine, functional and structural imaging approaches including the study of voluntary eye movements, neuropsychological functions such as language and social cognition, diseases such as dementia and Alzheimer's, and psychiatric diseases such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder and depression. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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