The Frontal Lobes and Voluntary Action

by Richard Passingham

Book Overview

This book succinctly demonstrates how the brain's frontal lobe is specialized for directing voluntary action. Using data from monkeys, neurological patients, and normal subjects, the author presents a flow diagram of frontal lobe operations at the systems level. Topics include the various definitions of the term "voluntary" in a neuropsychological context, how the motor cortex provides a mechanism for the execution of voluntary behavioral actions,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198523645
• ISBN13: 9780198523642
• Release Date: August 1995
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 322 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.2"