Contents

### **Preface XI**



Preface

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cultural adaptation.

The prefrontal cortex reaches its greatest development in the human brain, making up near‐ ly one third of the neocortex. Due to its remarkable evolution, the prefrontal cortex plays an important role in higher integrative functions such as information processing, thinking, un‐ derstanding, attention, behavior, motivation, emotions, working memory, and analysis. This book brings together theoretical and technical research advances on the prefrontal cortex, from the basic explanations of the neuronal architecture of the prefrontal cortex and its anat‐ omy, presenting it as a morphological substrate for many psychological conditions, through normal and altered connectivity and its manifestation in different behavior and identifica‐ tion of organizational levels inside the prefrontal cortex through different neuroimaging methods. This book also provides an interdisciplinary view of the prefrontal cortex and its issues and discovers the main role of this part of brain in psychosocial, economic, and cul‐

In the first section of the book, *Neuroanatomical and Developmental Features of Prefrontal Cortex*, an overview of the developmental period of brain structure is presented with the most im‐ portant moments that can contribute to possible clinical issues if damaged. Childhood presents the most vulnerable part of life and the developmental part of the brain structures that appear to be of major importance. Neuroanatomical and neurophysiological overview explains the connection and specific relationship between different brain structures, which are morphological substrates for integrated psychological function and consciousness.

In the *Clinical Presentation of Prefrontal Cortex*, an overview of hemoglobin-oxyhemoglobin variation in rehabilitation and consciousness and its issues in cerebro rehabilitation model is presented. The role of the prefrontal cortex in social interaction through language communi‐ cation explains the importance of neurocognitive components and neuropragmatics. A new approach to understanding normal and abnormal relations between metacognition and mindreading discovers the main role of this part of the brain in psychosocial, economic, and

The prefrontal cortex is involved in managing complex processes like logic, problem solv‐ ing, planning and memory, decision making, planning complex cognitive behavior, person‐ ality expression, and moderating social behavior. The higher cognitive *functions*, such as working memory, mental imagery, and willed action, are all intimately associated with con‐ sciousness. It is basic anatomical substrate or an integral link between individual life, its will to work and live, and healthy personality. This brain region has been implicated in many more undefined dynamic actions within the highest brain functions, and this area needs
