Adaptive decision making, ecological validity, and the frontal lobes

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 56-68

  Goldberg, Elkhonon ^a,c   Podell, Kenneth ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN INJURY; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0034048582     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/1380-3395(200002)22:1;1-8;FT056     Document Type: Article

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