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This is the fourth edition of the undisputed classic on the prefrontal cortex, the principal "executive" structure of the brain. Because of its role in such cognitive functions as working memory, planning, and decision-making, the prefrontal cortex is critically involved in the organization of behavior, language, and reasoning. Prefrontal dysfunction lies at the foundation of several psychotic and neurodegenerative disorders, including schizophrenia and dementia. * Written by an award-winning author who discovered "memory cells"-the physiological substrate of working memory* Provides an in-depth examination of the contributions of every relevant methodology, from comparative anatomy to modern imaging* Well-referenced with more than 2000 references

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 3 reviews)

THE book on the PFC by Guitar Player (Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan USA)

5 Stars
April 01, 2009
This is your one-stop shopping for all things prefrontal. It does not get more definitive than this.

capo di capi by Vincent Tomasino (Owings, Maryland)

4 Stars
March 11, 2009
The "Prefrontal Cortex", 4th Edition [2008] by Joaquin M. Fuster is concise and lucid. The author integrated and distilled the research and clinical material from the past several years into a lively readable textbook. It is loaded with illustrations that are in bright colors, some are beautiful and add quality and accuracy to grasp the material. The author lacks no detail in relating the architectonics, frontal-thalamic circuits, neurotransmitters, and brain imaging to conceptualize the anatomy of the Prefrontal Cortex. It underpins purposive behavior or in the author's words the activity involved in "perception to action." Is this what TS Eliot had in mind when he said: "Between the conception And the creation Between the emotion And the response Falls the Shadow" Fuster's Prefrontal Cortex sheds light onto this 'terra incognita." CHAPTERS Anatomy of the Prefrontal Cortex Chemical Neurotransmission Animal Neuropsychology Human Neuropsychology Neurophysiology Neuroimaging Overview of Prefrontal Functions: The Temporal organization of Action

The Executive of the Brain by J. M. Fuster (Los Angeles, California USA)

5 Stars
September 10, 2008
This is a comprehensive update of the undisputed classic on the prefrontal cortex, the brain's vanguard of evolution and the control center for the human agenda. It is what allows us to invent the future and to make it present. Here is the outcome of a unique exercise in analysis and synthesis, from a vast empirical foundation built by five generations of clinicians and neuroscientists. It examines in depth the contributions of every relevant methodology (over 2000 references), from comparative anatomy to modern imaging. From this thorough analysis emerges a dynamic and integrative view of the prefrontal cortex. At the apex of the perception-action cycle, the prefrontal cortex steers the temporal gestalts of behavior, language, and reasoning toward their goal. The author is the discoverer of the "memory cells," the physiological substrate of working memory; in recent years awarded the International Fissen Prize (2000), the Goldman-Rakic Prize from NARSAD, and the Miller Prize from the Cognitive Neuroscience Society (2006).

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