The neurobiology of the prefrontal cortex : anatomy, evolution, and the origin of insight / Richard E. Passingham, Steven P. Wise.

The prefrontal cortex makes up almost a quarter of the human brain, and it expanded dramatically during primate evolution. This book presents a new theory about its fundamental function. The book argues that primate-specific parts of the prefrontal cortex evolved to reduce errors in foraging choices...

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Main Author: Passingham, R. E., 1943-
Other Authors: Wise, Steven P.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford Univ. Press, ©2012.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Oxford psychology series.
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505 0 |a 1. Introduction -- 2. Evolution of the primate prefrontal cortex -- 3. Medial prefrontal cortex: choosing actions based on outcomes -- 4. Orbital prefrontal cortex: choosing objects based on outcomes -- 5. Caudal prefrontal cortex: searching for goals -- 6. Dorsal prefrontal cortex: generating goals based on recent events -- 7. Ventral prefrontal cortex: generating goals based on visual and auditory contexts -- 8. Prefrontal cortex as a whole: generating goals from current contexts and events -- 9. Human prefrontal cortex: generating goals from instructions and imagination -- 10. Conclusions. 
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