M.-Marsel Mesulam
- Published in print:
- 2002
- Published Online:
- May 2009
- ISBN:
- 9780195134971
- eISBN:
- 9780199864157
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195134971.003.0002
- Subject:
- Neuroscience, Behavioral Neuroscience, Molecular and Cellular Systems
This chapter sets the stage for the rest of the book, presenting anatomical and clinical distinctions that serve as organizational and memory “hooks” for reading many of the other chapters. It ...
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This chapter sets the stage for the rest of the book, presenting anatomical and clinical distinctions that serve as organizational and memory “hooks” for reading many of the other chapters. It discusses how massive damage to the frontal lobes can cause dramatic changes in personality and comportment while keeping sensation, movement, consciousness, and most cognitive faculties. It addresses questions such as: Is there a unitary “frontal lobe syndrome” encompassing all signs and symptoms? Are there regional segregations of function within the frontal lobes? Is it possible to identify a potentially unifying principle of organization which cuts across the heterogeneous specializations attributed to the frontal lobes?Less
This chapter sets the stage for the rest of the book, presenting anatomical and clinical distinctions that serve as organizational and memory “hooks” for reading many of the other chapters. It discusses how massive damage to the frontal lobes can cause dramatic changes in personality and comportment while keeping sensation, movement, consciousness, and most cognitive faculties. It addresses questions such as: Is there a unitary “frontal lobe syndrome” encompassing all signs and symptoms? Are there regional segregations of function within the frontal lobes? Is it possible to identify a potentially unifying principle of organization which cuts across the heterogeneous specializations attributed to the frontal lobes?
Michael E. Martinez
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- March 2015
- ISBN:
- 9780199781843
- eISBN:
- 9780190256050
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:osobl/9780199781843.003.0004
- Subject:
- Psychology, Developmental Psychology
This chapter examines the connection between brain and mind. It begins with a discussion of the search for Albert Einstein's brain, which had been surgically removed from his skull and placed in ...
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This chapter examines the connection between brain and mind. It begins with a discussion of the search for Albert Einstein's brain, which had been surgically removed from his skull and placed in formalin shortly after his death in 1955. The obvious question, intuitive to both neuroscientists and laypeople, was whether Einstein's extraordinary intelligence could be correlated with any distinctive features of his brain. The case of Einstein's brain illustrates the sorts of questions posed by some neuroscientists, such as whether a bigger brain means higher IQ. The chapter also considers the case of Phineas Gage and what it says about the functional role of the brain's frontal lobe, with particular reference to the independent functions of the left and right hemispheres. Finally, it explores intelligence at the level of specialized cells called neurons; the link between intelligence and brain waves, brain metabolism, and memory; working memory and its association with the mind's information processing capability; cognitive theory of intelligence; and the mind's capacity for problem solving and critical thinking.Less
This chapter examines the connection between brain and mind. It begins with a discussion of the search for Albert Einstein's brain, which had been surgically removed from his skull and placed in formalin shortly after his death in 1955. The obvious question, intuitive to both neuroscientists and laypeople, was whether Einstein's extraordinary intelligence could be correlated with any distinctive features of his brain. The case of Einstein's brain illustrates the sorts of questions posed by some neuroscientists, such as whether a bigger brain means higher IQ. The chapter also considers the case of Phineas Gage and what it says about the functional role of the brain's frontal lobe, with particular reference to the independent functions of the left and right hemispheres. Finally, it explores intelligence at the level of specialized cells called neurons; the link between intelligence and brain waves, brain metabolism, and memory; working memory and its association with the mind's information processing capability; cognitive theory of intelligence; and the mind's capacity for problem solving and critical thinking.
