Abstract
Understanding the prefrontal cortex and its role in executive behavior can be considered one of the most significant challenges of modern neurobiology. The functions of prefrontal cortex have been the subject of intense scientific curiosity and considerable speculation for most of this century. The widest range of clinical observations together with the complex mosaic of neuropsychological findings have accumulated to present a variegated but confusing picture of prefrontal function. Significantly, advances in neuroscience, neuropsychology and cognitive psychology have matured to a stage of hypothesis testing and theory building. Yet attempts to identify different views and reconcile them have been few. The present discussion is an opportunity to highlight some of the theoretical differences in the field and present new findings from my own laboratory that are relevant to these issues.
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Goldman-Rakic, P.S. (1994). The Issue of Memory in the Study of Prefrontal Function. In: Thierry, A.M., Glowinski, J., Goldman-Rakic, P.S., Christen, Y. (eds) Motor and Cognitive Functions of the Prefrontal Cortex. Research and Perspectives in Neurosciences. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-85007-3_7
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