The Prefrontal Cortex

by Joaquin Fuster PhD

Overview

The Prefrontal Cortex, Fifth Edition, provides users with a thoroughly updated version of this comprehensive work that has historically served as the classic reference on this part of the brain.

The book offers a unifying, interdisciplinary perspective that is lacking in other volumes written about the frontal lobes, and is, once again, written by the award-winning author who discovered "memory cells," the physiological substrate of working memory.

The fifth edition constitutes a comprehensive update, including all the major advances made on the physiology and cognitive neuroscience of the region since publication in 2008.

All chapters have been fully revised, and the overview of prefrontal functions now interprets experimental data within the theoretical framework of the new paradigm of cortical structure and dynamics (the Cognit Paradigm), addressing the accompanying social, economic, and cultural implications.

• Provides a distinctly interdisciplinary view of the prefrontal cortex, covering all major methodologies, from comparative anatomy to modern imaging
• Unique analysis and synthesis of a large body of basic and clinical data on the subject (more than 2000 references)
• Written by an award-winning author who discovered "memory cells," the physiological substrate of working memory
• Synthesizes evidence that the prefrontal cortex constitutes a complex pre-adaptive system
• Incorporates emerging study of the role of the frontal lobes in social, economic, and cultural adaptation

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780124080607
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	05/22/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	460
File size:	8 MB

About the Author

Dr. Joaquin M. Fuster was born in Barcelona, Spain, in 1930. Studied medicine at the University of Barcelona. In Barcelona and Innsbruck (Austria), he specialized in psychiatry. In 1957 Fuster emigrated to the United States for a career in neuroscience at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). In 1962-64, he worked as a visiting scientist at the Max-Planck Institute for Psychiatry in Munich. He received his PhD. in neuroscience at the University of Granada, Spain. Dr. Fuster is Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and a member of the Brain Research Institute and the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at the UCLA's School of Medicine.

Dr. Fuster's major honors and awards include: the title of Member of Honor of the Spanish Royal Academy of Medicine (1997); Signoret Prize (Université de La Sorbonne, Paris) (2000); Fyssen International Science Prize (2000); Doctor Honoris Causa, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Alicante, Spain (2003); Goldman-Rakic Prize for Cognitive Neuroscience (NARSAD) (2006); George Miller Prize of the Cognitive Neuroscience Society (2006); Doctor Honoris Causa, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (2008); Geschwind Lecturer, Harvard University (2009); Woolsey Lecturer, University of Wisconsin (2010); Elected Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2010); Segerfalk Lecturer, University of Lund, Sweden (2010); Doctor Honoris Causa, Universidad Francisco Marroquín, Guatemala (2014). Dr. Fuster is the author of more than 200 articles and 8 books.

Table of Contents

CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTIONCHAPTER II : ANATOMY OF THE PREFRONTAL CORTEXCHAPTER III: CHEMICAL NEUROTRANSMISSIONCHAPTER IV: ANIMAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGYCHAPTER V: HUMAN NEUROPSYCHOLOGYCHAPTER VI: NEUROPHYSIOLOGYCHAPTER VII: NEUROIMAGINGCHAPTER VIII: OVERVIEW OF PREFRONTAL FUNCTIONS:The Temporal Organization of Action

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

A thorough update of the undisputed classic on the prefrontal cortex, presenting an interdisciplinary perspective that is lacking in other volumes written on the frontal lobes

Editorial Reviews

"With this edition, Dr. Fuster continues to propagate earlier insights from previous decades, while layering on new developments from physiology, imaging, and causal manipulation studies of the present day...The Prefrontal Cortex has something for everyone." —World Neurosurgery

"This update of the epitome of classic books is a marvelous addition to the scientific literature and obligatory reading for all neuroscientists. Score: 93 - 4 Stars" —Doody's

"Once again, Dr. Fuster, the world's pre-eminent expert on the frontal lobes, has delivered an instant classic that should be read by everyone interested in understanding the link between brain and behavior." —Mark D'Esposito, Professor of Neuroscience and Psychology, Director, Henry H. Wheeler Jr. Brain Imaging Center, University of California, Berkeley, USA

"A classic that has graced the library of many of us since its first edition appeared 28 years ago now returns, splendidly updated. As a result this book will continue to be the go-to reference on the prefrontal cortex as we strive to understand more fully its critical role in brain function." —Marcus E. Raichle, Professor of Radiology and Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, USA

"The Prefrontal Cortex has something for everyone. Generations of scientists have been inspired by Joaqui´n Fuster’s original research and his synthetic compilations. Clinicians can appreciate the relevance of his work to neurologic conditions and neurosurgical interventions. Lay readers interested in the marvels of the human brain get a glimpse of the profound complexity of its structure. Dr. Fuster answers many questions but asks even more, ever pointing us in the direction of further illumination." - Sameer A. Sheth, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Neurosurgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA

From the Publisher

Reviewer: Michael Schrift, DO (University of Washington School of Medicine)
Description: This is the fifth edition of a classic and universally well-regarded book on the prefrontal cortex. The author notes that the prefrontal cortex is "implicated in several pathological conditions with psychiatric manifestations, ranging from the attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder of childhood to drug addiction, obsessive-compulsive disorder, autism, schizophrenia, depression, and dementia." Indeed, the prefrontal cortex is the borderland where traditional neurological and psychiatric disorders meet and overlap. There has been a tremendous amount of research on prefrontal brain-behavior relationships and this thoroughly updated comprehensive book, written by one of the leading authorities on the prefrontal cortex, is a testament to the advances in cognitive neuroscience.
Purpose: The purpose of this edition is to present the most up-to-date research on the prefrontal cortex and relay the "growing recognition that the cardinal function of this part of the brain, which is the latest to develop in evolution and ontogeny, is the design and implementation of novel, complex, goal-directed or purposeful actions." Indeed, Dr. Fuster has produced a wonderful enlightening update to this classic work.
Audience: The target audience includes researchers and clinicians involved in neuroscience, including psychologists, neuropsychologists, neuropharmacologists, neurologists, cognitive neurologists and neuropsychiatrists.
Features: Topics covered include the anatomy of the prefrontal cortex, neurotransmission, studies in animals regarding structure-function relationships, human neuropsychological aspects of frontal lobe function, the motor-sensory and emotional-autonomic integration involved in frontal lobe functions, the value and limitations of neuroimaging of the frontal lobes, and a wonderful overview chapter focusing on the hierarchical organization, frontal action domains, emotional-executive functions, temporal organization, prediction and novelty, and an intriguing section on consciousness and free will. This is a very scholarly work with relevant and timely citations at the conclusion of each chapter.
Assessment: This update of the epitome of classic books is a marvelous addition to the scientific literature and obligatory reading for all neuroscientists.

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