The new executive brain : frontal lobes in a complex world / Elkhonon Goldberg.

By:

Goldberg, Elkhonon

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TextPublication details: New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.Description: 334 p. : ill. b&w ; 23 cmISBN:

9780195329407

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DDC classification:

152
612.82

Contents:

Ch. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 2. An end and a beginning: a dedication -- Ch. 3. The brain’s chief executive: the frontal lobes at a glance-- Ch. 4. Architecture of the brain: a primer -- Ch. 5. The orchestra’s front row: the cortex -- Ch. 6. Novelty, routines, and celebral hemispheres -- Ch. 7. The conductor: a closer look at the frontal lobes -- Ch. 8. Emotion and cognition -- Ch. 9. Different lobes for different folks: decision-making styles and the frontal lobes -- Ch. 10. When the leader is wounded -- Ch. 11. Social maturity, morality, law, and the frontal lobes -- Ch. 12. Fateful disconnections -- Ch. 13. “What can you do for me?" -- Ch. 14. Breaking and entering: inside the black box -- Ch. 15. Frontal lobes and the leadership paradox -- Ch. 16. Epilogues.

Summary: Offers a sweeping panorama of cutting-edge thinking in cognitive neuroscience and neuropsychology, one that ranges far beyond the frontal lobes. Drawing on the latest discoveries, and developing complex scientific ideas and relating them to real life through many fascinating case studies and anecdotes, the author explores how the brain engages in complex decision-making; how it deals with novelty and ambiguity; and how it addresses moral choices.

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Includes bibliographical references and index

Ch. 1. Introduction --
Ch. 2. An end and a beginning: a dedication --
Ch. 3. The brain’s chief executive: the frontal lobes at a glance--
Ch. 4. Architecture of the brain: a primer --
Ch. 5. The orchestra’s front row: the cortex --
Ch. 6. Novelty, routines, and celebral hemispheres --
Ch. 7. The conductor: a closer look at the frontal lobes --
Ch. 8. Emotion and cognition --
Ch. 9. Different lobes for different folks: decision-making styles and the frontal lobes --
Ch. 10. When the leader is wounded --
Ch. 11. Social maturity, morality, law, and the frontal lobes --
Ch. 12. Fateful disconnections --
Ch. 13. “What can you do for me?" --
Ch. 14. Breaking and entering: inside the black box --
Ch. 15. Frontal lobes and the leadership paradox --
Ch. 16. Epilogues.

Offers a sweeping panorama of cutting-edge thinking in cognitive neuroscience and neuropsychology, one that ranges far beyond the frontal lobes. Drawing on the latest discoveries, and developing complex scientific ideas and relating them to real life through many fascinating case studies and anecdotes, the author explores how the brain engages in complex decision-making; how it deals with novelty and ambiguity; and how it addresses moral choices.

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