Methodology Of Frontal And Executive Function
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| Rating | : | 4.53 (842 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1138877131 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 1 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-05-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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The papers are particularly concerned with logical difficulties that arise in defining these functions that lead, in turn, to methodological difficulties in studying them. Many models are based on the concept of a single "central executive" that manges these functions; others propose a number of independent "working memory systems" that each serve one task or activity but not others.; This book is a collection of essays by active researchers who discuss their own work on the definition of "executive" or "controlled" behaviours, and on the relation of these behaviours to specific areas of the frontal cortex. This volume reflects the pressure to develop useful models and methodologies to study executive behaviour - the ability to update information in working memory in order to control selective attention to formulate plans of action and to monitor their efficient execution. In particular, they discuss such problems as the low test-re-test reliability of tasks that have been used to defi
Rabbitt has assembled a large and distinguished set of writers and, as might be expected, the scholarly standards are high. Rabbitt's introductory chapter in particular is a model of clarity warmly recommended.' - Review in British Journal of Development Psychology, Vol 17, Iss 4, 1999, by Ian Stuart-Hamilton, Worcester College of Higher Eduction.. 'The book offers many delights and is rewarding