Research Links

Intelligence

http://www.indiana.edu/~intell/index.html
Biographies of individuals who contributed to the development of intelligence theory and testing.

http://www.epsychlopedia.net/concepts/intelligence/
Epsychlopedia's entry on intelligence with a focus on testing, theories, and current debates.

Phineas Gage

http://www.hbs.deakin.edu.au/gagepage/pgage.htm
Comprehensive site on the case of Phineas Gage.

http://www.epub.org.br/cm/n02/historia/phineas.htm
More on Phineas Gage. Includes a computer-generated image of Gage's injury.

http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/bb/neuro/neuro98/202s98-paper1/Johnson.html
A summary of the conclusions drawn from Phineas Gage's case.

Prefrontal Lesions and Impairment of Functioning

http://www.brainplace.com/bp/brainsystem/frontallobes.asp
An overview of the prefrontal cortex and symptoms related to damage.

http://neuro.psyc.memphis.edu/NeuroPsyc/np-l2-pref.htm
An outline of the effects of lesions to the prefrontal cortex.

http://www.sfn.org/briefings/bliss_and_the_brain.html
A look at the frontal lobes and their effect on emotion.

http://nanonline.org/nandistance/mtbi/modules/suppl/behav.html
Psychosocial outcomes after traumatic brain injuries, primarily involving the prefrontal cortex.

http://www.philipkdick.com/articles/neuroscience.htm
Case studies of impaired social and moral functioning following prefrontal lesions, including the neuropsychological evidence.

http://www.neuroimaging.com/Moral_brain.html
The neuroscience of morality.

http://www.soton.ac.uk/~jrc3/chudler/moral.html
Two cases illustrating prefrontal cortex and moral behavior.

http://www.nimh.nih.gov/events/prfmri.htm
A National Institute of Mental Health article on an fMRI study of the prefrontal lobes and working memory.

http://www.mhsource.com/pt/p950929.html
A case study of a patient with frontal lobe dysfunction. The patient had been misdiagnosed with a psychiatric problem.

http://hale.pepperdine.edu/~aharris3/Winter/634/executive.html
A basic look at executive functioning and the prefrontal cortex.

http://www.nd.edu/~rwest1/landm/lechtm/Lecture26.htm
Prospective memory.

http://www.uwm.edu/~johnchay/vs.htm
A macromedia shockwave site with a laboratory exercise/experiment on visual search.

http://www.uwm.edu/~johnchay/mrp.htm
A macromedia shockwave site with a laboratory exercise/experiment on 2-D mental rotation.

http://www.uwm.edu/~johnchay/mr3.21e5.html
A macromedia shockwave site with a laboratory exercise/experiment on 3-D mental rotation.

http://www.psychol.ucl.ac.uk/kate.jeffery/C567/Lecture13_Prefrontal/img009.jpg
Teuber's visual search task.

http://psychclassics.yorku.ca/Stroop/
A web version of Stroop's article, "Studies of Interference in Serial Verbal Reactions."

http://epsych.msstate.edu/deliberate/Stroop/index.html
The Stroop effect, including a Stroop exercise/experiment.

http://cbshealthwatch.medscape.com/cx/viewarticle/401775_2
An article on the role of damage to the prefrontal cortex on metacognition.

http://www.luc.edu/faculty/asutter/CDT.html
A model of corollary discharge.

http://www.psychol.ucl.ac.uk/kate.jeffery/C567/Lecture13_Prefrontal/img010.jpg
An example of prefrontal perseveration.

Prefrontal Syndromes

http://www.ect.org/effects/lobe.html
Psychopathology of the frontal lobe syndromes.

Animal Prefrontal Cortex

http://rprcsgi.rprc.washington.edu/~atlas/
63 drawings of cortical views of coronal sections of the primate brain.

http://www.loni.ucla.edu/data/monkey/
Images of the monkey brain.

http://info.med.yale.edu/neurobio/goldman-rakic/goldman-rakic.html
Goldman-Rakic's homepage. Goldman-Rakic's research is on the prefrontal functioning of primates.

Prefrontal Subsystems

http://www.wfubmc.edu/neurology/lectures/eyemove/abnormality.html
Eye movement abnormality related to the frontal eye fields.

General Frontal Websites

http://www.braincampus.com/npsych/frontal.html
The frontal lobes, with a focus on executive function disorder.

http://www.nbu.bg/cogs/events/ss2001c0.html
A cognitive neuroscience approach to the prefrontal cortex. Includes several links.

Prefrontal and Executive Functioning Related Sites

http://snow.utoronto.ca/Learn2/llreadings/davidson.htm
An article on metacognition and problem solving.

http://www.cabbotron.com/watch_your_head.htm
An article on helmets and brain trauma.

http://www.brainplace.com/bp/atlas/ch6.asp
SPECT images of brain trauma (primarily of frontal injuries).

http://www.nobel.se/medicine/articles/moniz/
The Nobel e-Museum entry on Egas Moniz, who invented the frontal lobotomy. Includes a history and details on the frontal lobotomy.

http://www.epub.org.br/cm/n02/historia/lobotomy.htm
A detailed history of the frontal lobotomy.

http://www.gday-mate.com/brainreward/neuroanatomy.htm
Information on brain stimulation reward.

http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v411/n6840/full/411953a0_fs.html
An article from the Nature Publishing Group on single cells that code for abstract rules in the prefrontal cortex.

http://www14.brinkster.com/nurseryminds/notvplease.htm
A brief essay on increased intelligence in young children who do not view television.

http://www.medinfo.ufl.edu/year2/neuro/neuroexam/nems7000.html
Neurology exam tests for frontal lobe functioning.