The prefrontal cortex, one of the most important areas of research in contemporary neuropsychology, appears to be linked with executive proc esses affecting many diverse areas of cognition, including working mem ory, information processing, behavioral organization, and attention. T his state-of-the-art account of our knowledge of the prefrontal cortex brings together contributions from some of the world's leading resear chers on the subject. The authors discuss the many recent theoretical and technical advances in the field--from advances in our understandin g of the neural architecture of...
The prefrontal cortex, one of the most important areas of research in contemporary neuropsychology, appears to be linked with executive proc esses aff...
In the past two decades, there have been astonishing advances in our understanding of the neurobiological basis and nature of drug addiction. We now know the initial molecular sites of action, at identified receptors, of virtually all of the major drugs of abuse including cocaine, heroin, and amphetamine, as well as legal drugs such as nicotine and alcohol. We also understand the main components of a 'reward system' and its connections to major brain regions involved in motivation and emotion, such as the amygdala, hippocampus, and prefrontal cortex. The Neurobiology of Addiction describes...
In the past two decades, there have been astonishing advances in our understanding of the neurobiological basis and nature of drug addiction. We now k...
