the executive brain

Question 1

executive functions

Answer 1

control processes that enable an individual to optimize performance in situations requiring the operation and coordination of several more basic cognitive processes
- prefrontal cortex

Question 2

what are the different surfaces in the prefrontal cortex

Answer 2

1- lateral surface
- lies anterior to the premotor areas and the frontal eye fields
2- the medical surface
- lies between the two hemispheres and to the front of the corpus callosum and the anterior cingulate cortex
3- the oribital surface
- prefrontal cortex lies above the orbits of the eyes and the nasal cavity.

Question 3

What happened to phineas gage

Answer 3

• large metal rod went through his skull and damage to the frontal lobes, particularly the left orbitofrontal/ventromedial region and the left anterior region
• after the injury his personality changed and he became unemloyable and short tempered