{"product_id":"the-new-executive-brain-frontal-lobes-in-a-complex-world-paperback","title":"The New Executive Brain: Frontal Lobes in a Complex World - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElkhonon Goldberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElkhonon Goldberg's groundbreaking \u003cem\u003eThe Executive Brain\u003c\/em\u003e was a classic of scientific writing, revealing how the frontal lobes command the most human parts of the mind. Now he offers a completely new book, providing fresh, iconoclastic ideas about the relationship between the brain and the mind.\u003cbr\u003e In \u003cem\u003eThe New Executive Brain\u003c\/em\u003e, Goldberg paints a sweeping panorama of cutting-edge thinking in cognitive neuroscience and neuropsychology, one that ranges far beyond the frontal lobes. Drawing on the latest discoveries, and developing complex scientific ideas and relating them to real life\u003cbr\u003ethrough many fascinating case studies and anecdotes, the author explores how the brain engages in complex decision-making; how it deals with novelty and ambiguity; and how it addresses moral choices. At every step, Goldberg challenges entrenched assumptions. For example, we know that the left\u003cbr\u003ehemisphere of the brain is the seat of language--but Goldberg argues that language may not be the central adaptation of the left hemisphere. Apes lack language, yet many also show evidence of asymmetric hemispheric development. Goldberg also finds that a complex interaction between the frontal lobes\u003cbr\u003eand the amygdale--between a recently evolved and a much older part of the brain--controls emotion, as conscious thoughts meet automatic impulses. The author illustrates this observation with a personal example: the difficulty he experienced when trying to pick up a baby alligator he knew to be\u003cbr\u003eharmless, as his amygdala battled his effort to extend his hand.\u003cbr\u003e In the years since the original \u003cem\u003eExecutive Brain\u003c\/em\u003e, Goldberg has remained at the front of his field, constantly challenging orthodoxy. In this revised and expanded edition, he affirms his place as one of our most creative and insightful scientists, offering lucid writing and bold, \u003cbr\u003eparadigm-shifting ideas. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eElkhonon Goldberg, Ph.D.\u003c\/strong\u003e is Clinical Professor of Neurology, New York University School of Medicine. He was a student of the great Russian neuropsychologist Alexander Luria, and is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Executive Brain\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Wisdom Paradox\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9.1 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 12, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753935667488,"sku":"9780195329407","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/30c93e84a39f2ea413fa4ddea3edd9a7.webp?v=1780029880","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-new-executive-brain-frontal-lobes-in-a-complex-world-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}