The new executive brain
Subtitle: frontal lobes in a complex world
By: Elkhonon Goldberg.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 334
ISBN-13: 9780195329407
Subjects: Frontal lobes; Neuropsychology; Frontal Lobe -- physiology; Brain Diseases -- physiopathology; Mental Processes -- physiology
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: An end and a beginning : a dedication; title: The brain's chief executive : the frontal lobes at a glance; title: Architecture of the brain : a primer; title: The orchestra's front row : the cortex; title: Novelty, routines, and cerebral hemispheres; title: The conductor : a closer look at the frontal lobes; title: Emotion and cognition; title: Different lobes for different folks : decision-making styles and the frontal lobes; title: When the leader is wounded; title: Social maturity, morality, law, and the frontal lobes; title: Fateful disconnections; title: "What can you do for me?"; title: Breaking and entering : inside the black box; title: Frontal lobes and the leadership paradox.