Prefrontal cortex dysfunction and 'Jumping to Conclusions': Bias or deficit?

Journal of Neuropsychology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 65-78

  Lunt, Laura ^a   Bramham, Jessica ^a   Morris, Robin G ^a   Bullock, Peter R ^b   Selway, Richard P ^b   Xenitidis, Kiriakos ^c   David, Anthony S ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; DECISION MAKING; DELUSION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; DECISION MAKING; DELUSIONS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 84857515944     PISSN: 17486645     EISSN: 17486653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-6653.2011.02005.x     Document Type: Article

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