Anatomy
Fronto-polar purpose
goal maintenance, metacognition, future intentions
Lesions in the VMPFC lead to (little/obvious) executive dysfunction
little
2 tests for maintaining goals, intentions, self-monitoring
zoo test, 6 elements
Area responsible for conscious introspection of judgement
ACC
Questionnaires used for executive functioning treatment
dysexecutive questionnaire
BRIEF-A
dorsolateral PFC
refreshing WM items
Impaired social theory of mind is a symptom of:
VMPFC damage
test for inhibition, disinhibition, shifting
stroop test, Wisconsin card sorting test
2 areas responsible for initiation of movement
MCC and presupplementary motor area
Rehabilitation interventions for executive dysfunction (2 main ones)
GAS - goal attainment score
SST - social skills training
ventrolateral PFC purpose
selection and retrieval
pseudo-psychopathy is a symptom of _____ damage
ACC and OFC
tests for spontaneous generation of goal-directed problem solving
fluency/tower tests
area responsible for influences by the emotional connotations
OFC
What syndrome of the executive system is characterised by:
-poor WM
-forgetfulness/unreliability
-mental inflexibility
-poor recall
-difficulty with context memory
disexecutive syndrome
dorsomedial PFC purpose
motivation, drive
Broddman's area is part of what larger brain structure
VMPFC
test for intention/initiating a decision
complex PS
LTM stores: location + type of info
perisillivan area: phonological
posterior and middle temporal lobe language areas: semantic auditory
right hemisphere generally: visuospatial
what syndrome is characterized by:
-motor, cognitive, or emotional modalities
-motor impersistence, failure to maintain behaviors
-in extreme cases, akinetic mutism
-often mistaken for depression
apathy syndrome
areas responsible for social and emotional control, analysis, and production of emotional states
ventromedial and lateral orbital area, OFC, and anterior cingulate
Three areas of cingulate and purposes
anterior - emotional and social processing
mid - energization, drive
posterior - homeostatic functions
3 tests for WM, selection, monitoring
DS-backwards, n-back, trails B
brain areas involved in consolidation system + memory
hippocampus and medial cortex- new learning
anterior thalamus - connects to PFC for tone
retrosplenial cortex- imagery + scenes
perirhinal cortex - recognition and familiarity judgements
basal forebrain - biochemical influences on memory structures
what syndrome is characterized by:
-lack of impulse control/social filter
-impaired insight
-actions driven by an autonomic stimulus-reward association
disinhibition syndrome