Critical Contributions of the Orbitofrontal Cortexto Behavior

基本信息出版社:Wiley-Blackwell; 1 (2011年12月20日)丛书名:Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences平装:170页正文语种:英语ISBN:1573318221条形码:9781573318228商品尺寸:17.8 x 0.9 x 25.4 cm商品重量:363 gASIN:1573318221商品描述The past ten years have witnessed intense research on the function of orbitofrontal cortex. As a result, the orbitofrontal cortex has been assigned roles in a number of human behaviors and emotions, from tasks such as assessing economic value and making decisions to the emotional states of regret and uncertainty. Orbitofrontal dysfunction has also been implicated in a variety of human disease states, including addiction, depression and bipolar, obsessive-compulsive, and attention deficit disorders.

Despite an enormous increase in our knowledge about this region, we still do not have an account of the contributions that the orbitofrontal cortex makes across different circuits to support human behavior, nor do we understand how changes in this structure or its connectivity may contribute to disease states. This volume explores areas of research are critical to move the field beyond a circuit-centric view of the orbitofrontal cortex to define the roles this area plays in human behavior and mental health.

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