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The Executive Brain: Frontal Lobes and the Civilized Mind
Author(s): Elkhonon Goldberg (Author)
- Publisher: OUP USA
- Publication Date: 12 Dec. 2002
- Language: English
- Print length: 251 pages
- ISBN-10: 0195156307
- ISBN-13: 9780195156300
Book Description
Editorial Reviews
Review
“An intriguing exploration of the most challenging topic in cognitive neuroscience, the executive function of the prefrontal cortex.”–American Scientist
“It is only now…that we are beginning to get the full measure of complexity [of the living body], to see how nature and culture interact, and how brain and mind produce each other. There are a handful, a small handful, of remarkable books which address these central problems with great force–those of Gerald Edelman and Antonio Damasio at once come to mind–and to this select number, Elkhonon Goldberg’s book The Executive Brain should surely be added.”–Oliver Sacks, The New York Review of Books
“A masterful review of Elkhonon Goldberg’s decades-long investigation of the frontal lobes, weaving his personal and professional experiences into the account.”–Allan F. Mirsky, Ph.D., Section Chief, National Institute of Mental Health, NIH
About the Author
Elkhonon Goldberg, Ph.D. divides his time between the clinical practice of neuropsychology, research in cognitive neuroscience, and teaching worldwide. He is a Clinical Professor of Neurology at New York University School of Medicine and Director of the Institute of Neuropsychology and Cognitive Performance. He lives in New York City.
