Motor and Cognitive Functions of the Prefrontal Cortex

ISBN-13: 9783642850097 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 182 str.

Anne-Marie Thierry; J. Glowinski; P. S. Goldman-Rakic

Opis

The prefrontal cortex is particularly challenging as it has undergone great expansion during phylogenetic development and because it plays a crucial role in regulating most complex behaviors. Progress in research techniques in animals and in the development of non-invasive brain imaging approaches in humans have allowed resurgence of interest in the prefrontal cortex. To shed light on the rapidly accumulating information on motor and cognitive functions of the prefrontal cortex the Fondation IPSEN organized a symposium. This volume contains the proceedings of this meeting giving the most up-to-date research, with interdisciplinarycontributions from such fields as neuroanatomy, neuropharmacology, electrophysiology as well as from clinical and behavior studies. The contents of this book provides an important development in the understanding of the prefrontal cortex.

Spis treści

How to Study Frontal Lobe Functions in Humans.- Distinctive Chemoanatomical and Developmental Features of the Prefrontal Dopaminergic System in Primates as Compared to Rodents.- Influence of Afferent Systems on the Activity of the Rat Prefrontal Cortex: Electrophysiological and Pharmacological Characterization.- Anatomical Relationships Between the Prefrontal Cortex and the Basal Ganglia in the Rat.- Relations Between Cortical and Basal Ganglia Compartments.- Monoaminergic-Dependent Cognitive Functions of the Prefrontal Cortex in Monkey and Man.- The Issue of Memory in the Study of Prefrontal Function.- Caudate Nucleus and Oculomotor Sequences.- Interaction of Temporal Lobe and Frontal Lobe in Memory.- Activity of the Prefrontal Cortex on No-Go Decision and Motor Suppression.- Attention Regulation and Human Prefrontal Cortex.- Studies of the Prefrontal Cortex of Normal Human Subjects: Contributions from Modern Imaging Techniques.