Frontal Lobe
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Dissociations in the recognition of specific classes of words have been documented in brain-injured populations. These include deficits in the recognition and production of morphologically complex words as well as impairments specific to... more
It is commonly found that memory for context declines disproportionately with aging, arguably due to a general age-related deficit in associative memory processes. One possible mechanism for such deficits is an age-related reduction in... more
OBJECTIVE Symptoms of borderline personality disorder (BPD) may reflect distinct breakdowns in the integration of posterior and frontal brain networks. We used a high temporal resolution measure (40-Hz gamma phase synchrony) of brain... more
Development of affective decision-making was studied in 48 children at two ages (3 and 4 years) using a simplified version of the Iowa Gambling Task (). On each of 50 trials, children chose from 1 of 2 decks of cards that, when turned,... more
Abstract: Frontal lobe functions include a range of cognitive, emotional, and social abilities that enable goal-directed behavior. Although a number of studies have plotted the development of frontal lobe functions in childhood, few have... more
This article provides current information relevant to school social workers who serve students with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), including how OCD is defined in children and adolescents, the impact of OCD on schooling, issues in... more
Despite the widespread abuse of marijuana, knowledge about its effects in the human brain is limited. Brain glucose metabolism with and without Δ 9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) (main psychoactive component of marijuana) was evaluated in... more
Aggressive behavior in dementia is a major clinical management problem. Postmortem brain tissue was obtained from 24 patients with Alzheimer disease (AD) and 25 comparison cases. [3H] Prazosin binding to alpha1-AdR was determined.... more
Just about one and one-half centuries ago, Paul Broca identifi ed the posterior third left frontal convolution of the human brain as a critical area for speech production. Although years of cerebrovascular accident localization studies... more
The prefrontal cortex (PFC) subserves cognitive control: the ability to coordinate thoughts or actions in relation with internal goals. Its functional architecture, however, remains poorly understood. Using brain imaging in humans, we... more