Handbook of frontal lobe assessment / Sarah E. MacPherson, Sergio Della Sala ; with Simon R. Cox, Alessandra Girardi, Matthew H. Iveson.
Material type: TextLanguage: English Publication details: Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2015.Edition: First editionDescription: xvii, 424 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cmISBN:- 9780199669523
- 019966952X
- 616.807 23 MAC
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-411) and index.
1. Introduction: Fractionating the Frontal Lobe Syndrome 2. Abstraction 3. Initiation and Inhibition 4. Mental Flexibility 5. Multitasking 6. Problem Solving and Judgement 7. Working Memory 8. Emotional Processing 9. Social Decision-Making 10. Theory of Mind
There are several tests used in clinical practice and research worldwide that have been devised to assess the functions subsumed by the frontal lobes of the brain. This book provides a critical review and appraisal of both the neuropsychological and experimental tests that have been devised to assess frontal lobe functions.
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