The ten articles collected here describe research by contributors in psychiatry and mental health on the link between dysfunction of the prefrontal cortex and intellectual disabilities. Chapter topics include: the role of prefrontal cholinergic receptors in the pathology of schizophrenia; participation of the prefrontal cortex in the processing of sexual and maternal incentives; the orbitofrontal cortex and emotional decision-making; the role of the prefrontal cortex in cognitive impairment in Parkison's disease, and noradrenergic actions in prefrontal cortex as they relate to AD/HD. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Intellectual disabilities have been related to the dysfunction of the prefrontal cortex. The prefrontal cortex is located on the anterior part of the frontal lobes of the brain, lying in front of the motor and premotor areas. This book presents a review of evidence of the reduction of the prefrontal cortex.
