caa a22 4500 475788419 CHVBK 20180406123705.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170329e20000801xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s004269900007 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s004269900007 Executive functions and the frontal lobes: a conceptual view [Elektronische Daten] [Donald T. Stuss, Michael P. Alexander] Several problems in understanding executive functions and their relationships to the frontal lobes are discussed. Data are then presented from several of our studies to support the following statements: (1) the examination of patients with focal frontal lobe lesions is a necessary first step in defining the relation of executive functions to the frontal lobes; (2) there is no unitary executive function. Rather, distinct processes related to the frontal lobes can be differentiated which converge on a general concept of control functions; (3) a simple control-automatic distinction is inadequate to explain the complexity of control-automatic processes; (4) the distinction between complex and simple tasks cannot explain the differences in functions between the frontal lobes and other brain regions; and (5) the most important role of the frontal lobes may be for affective responsiveness, social and personality development, and self-awareness and unconsciousness. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2000 Stuss Donald T. Rotman Research Institute, Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, 3560 Bathurst St., Toronto, Ontario M6A 2E1, Canada e-mail: rotman@rotman-baycrest.on.ca, CA aut Alexander Michael P. Rotman Research Institute, Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, 3560 Bathurst St., Toronto, Ontario M6A 2E1, Canada e-mail: rotman@rotman-baycrest.on.ca, CA aut https://doi.org/10.1007/s004269900007 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s004269900007 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Stuss Donald T. Rotman Research Institute, Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, 3560 Bathurst St., Toronto, Ontario M6A 2E1, Canada e-mail: rotman@rotman-baycrest.on.ca, CA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Alexander Michael P. Rotman Research Institute, Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, 3560 Bathurst St., Toronto, Ontario M6A 2E1, Canada e-mail: rotman@rotman-baycrest.on.ca, CA aut Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer