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frontal lobe function
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monitoring and controlling thoughts
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Frontal subdivisions
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lateral: executive control of cognition
orbitofrontal: executive control of social and emotional behavior medial interplay of lateral and orbital, monitoring of behavior |
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When are the critical windows and what changes during them?
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4-6, 11-14; myelin and gray matter
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differences across species
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larger frontal cortex in humans than primates, increased connectivity in humans
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Lateral frontal cortex (LFC) damage: behavioral characteristics
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flat affect, blunted emotional response, decrease in drive; lack of self-awareness regarding alterations in behavior, emotions, thought processes; imitation and utilization behavior; separation of action from knowledge
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Clinical characteristics of LFC damage
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normal IQ; short-term memory impairments (working memory); impairments in executive control function; frontal release signs (snout, suck, rooting, grasp, palmomental)
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Cognitive characteristics of LFC damage
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inability to initiate, stop, modify behavior in response to changing stimuli (Wisconsic card sort: can't switch rules); inability to organize and plan; inability to inhibit response (Stroop task)
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