Main description:

Now in a revised and expanded second edition, this authoritative work synthesizes the rapidly growing knowledge base on the human frontal lobes and their central role in behavior, cognition, health, and disease. Leading contributors address neuroanatomy, neurochemistry, and normal neuropsychological functioning, and describe the nature and consequences of frontal lobe dysfunction in specific neurological and psychiatric conditions. Second edition features include a new section on structural and functional neuroimaging and substantially expanded coverage of frontotemporal dementia and related disorders. Other new topics include self-consciousness, competence, and personality; new testing approaches; bipolar disorder; and adult-onset genetic disorders of the frontal lobes. The book is illustrated with nearly 100 figures.

Contents:

Part 1. Overview of the Frontal Lobes. Miller, The Human Frontal Lobes: An Introduction. Cummings, Miller, Conceptual and Clinical Aspects. Part 2. Anatomy. Chow, Cummings, Frontal-Subcortical Circuits. Kaufer, The Dorsolateral and Cingulate Cortex. Ogar, Gorno-Tempini, The Orbitofrontal Cortex and the Insula. Geschwind, Iacoboni, Structural and Functional Asymmetries of the Human Frontal Lobes. Carlin, Gross Morphology and Architectonics. Jerison, Evolution of the Frontal Lobes. Part 3. Neurochemistry. Robert, Benoit, Caci, Serotonin and the Frontal Lobes. Amici, Boxer, Oiling the Gears of the Mind: Roles for Acetylcholine in the Modulation of Attention. Bonci, Jones, The Mesocortical Dopaminergic System. Part 4. Functional and Structural Imaging Approaches. Rosen, Dean, Structural Imaging of the Frontal Lobes. Gazzaley, D'Esposito, Unifying Prefrontal Cortex Function: Executive Control, Neural Networks, and Top-Down Modulation. Stevens, Grady, Insight into Frontal Lobe Function from Functional Neuroimaging Studies of Episodic Memory. McKinnon, Svoboda, Levine, The Frontal Lobes and Autobiographical Memory. Grafman, Planning and the Brain. Boxer, Principles of Motor Control by the Frontal Lobes as Revealed by the Study of Voluntary Eye Movements. Part 5. Neuropsychological Functions. Kramer, Quitania, Bedside Frontal Lobe Testing. Stuss, New Approaches to Prefrontal Lobe Testing. Hillis, Language and Frontal Cortex. Seeley, Sturm, Self-Representation and the Frontal Lobes. Dunn, Palmer, Karlawish, Frontal Dysfunction and Capacity to Consent to Treatment or Research: Conceptual Considerations and Empirical Evidence. Rankin, Social Cognition in Frontal Injury. Part 6. Neurological Diseases. A. Frontotemporal Dementia and Related Disorders. Wang, Miller, Clinical Aspects of Frontotemporal Dementia. Cairns, Lee, Trojanowski, Genetics and Neuropathology of Frontotemporal Dementia. Grossman, Imaging Frontotemporal Dementia. Balken, Litvan, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, Corticobasal Ganglionic Degeneration, and the Frontal Cortex. Johnson, Brun, Head, Frontal Variant of Alzheimer's Disease. B. Other Neurological Disorders. Lee, Chui, Vascular Disease of the Frontal Lobes. Dubois, Pillon, McKeith, Parkinson's Disease with and without Dementia and Lewy Body Dementia.Weiss, Rauch, Price, Neurosurgical Intervention for Psychiatric Illness: Past, Present, and Future. Scharre, Infectious, Inflammatory, and Demyelinating Disorders. Aharon-Peretz,Tomer, Traumatic Brain Injury. Geschwind, Yoon, Goldman, Adult-Onset Genetic Disorders Involving the Frontal Lobes. Samango-Sprouse, Frontal Lobe Development in Childhood. Part 7. Psychiatric Diseases. Ropacki, Perry, Frontal Lobe Functioning in Schizophrenia: Evidence from Neuropsychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Psychophysiology. DeMay, Pavlic, Miller, Bipolar Disorder and the Frontal Lobes. Fontaine, Mattei, Robert, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and the Frontal Lobes. Lesser, Chung, Depression and the Frontal Lobes.