BESTSELLING COURSE!
THE EXECUTIVE BRAIN
Frontal Lobes and the Civilized Mind
Elkhonon Goldberg, foreword by Oliver Sacks
Oxford University Press, 2001
LEARNING OBJECTIVES - This course was designed to allow the reader to:
• Understand the functions of the frontal lobes of the brain
• Deepen your knowledge of executive functions
• Learn how these functions are involved in intentionality, purposefulness, and complex decision making
• Review the great range of frontal lobe 'styles' in normal people
• Review the effects of neurological disease or brain damage
• Learn the ways these functions can be tested and ways in which frontal functions can be strengthened
• Learn the meaning of 'cognitive fitness'
• Use 'cognitive exercise' and develop a 'cognitive gym'
Elkhonon Goldberg, Ph.D. is Clinical Professor of Neurology at New York University School of Medicine and Director of the Institute of Neuropsychology and Cognitive Performance. He is an active researcher, clinician, and teacher.
8 CE credits; 230 pages
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