The function of the frontal cortex.
- 1 January 1949
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in Psychological Review
- Vol. 56 (1), 18-32
- https://doi.org/10.1037/h0062790
Abstract
Eight types of behavioral change follow bilateral destruction of the frontal cortex in monkeys. An hypothesis that one function of the frontal cortex is act-inhibition, in volving suppressor areas, is presented.Keywords
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