The Executive Brain
From the Author
Cognitive Neuroscience Bitesize on the Frontal Lobes and Executive Control of Cognition
A lecture from Professor Jamie Ward, author of The Student’s Guide to Cognitive Neuroscience on “The Executive Brain”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKsu7quL_XU Video removed from YouTube
Short and Sweet
TEDx talk How your brain’s executive function works — and how to improve it | Sabine Doebel
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAC-5hTK-4c
Documentary clip discussing Phineas Gage, the prefrontal cortex, and interviews with Antonio Damasio
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jK1sj4JEJ2o
Demonstrates some classic tests of frontal lobe function (e.g. Wisconsin card sort) and contains some interviews with experts (such as Patricia Goldman-Rakic)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIX5YTPtKCs
The neuroeconomics of simple choice: Antonio Rangel at TEDxCaltech
A Deeper Dive
Matthew Rushworth – 18th EPS Mid-Career Prize Lecture (2020) “Activation and disruption of a neural network for making novel decisions”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOtCwvISShA
Is ADHD related to difficulties with executive functions? Dig deeper online