OBJECTIVE: To describe the current basic functional neuroanatomy of the frontal lobes and complex cognitive processes associated with this wide brain zone. DEVELOPMENT: We reviewed recent studies with neurofunctional interest. We structured the frontal zones and the cognitive functions more specifically humans, named 'executive functions'. We classified the frontal syndrome into more specific syndromes; and, we reviewed the fronto-cortical and subcortical connections, which are the basis of the frontal zones and functions. CONCLUSIONS: The frontal lobe is not a single anatomical and functional brain region. Regions and fronto-cortical and subcortical circuits within the frontal lobe are associated with motor functions and cognitive processes highly specialized, which may be differently affected.
OBJECTIVE: To describe the current basic functional neuroanatomy of the frontal lobes and complex cognitive processes associated with this wide brain zone. DEVELOPMENT: We reviewed recent studies with neurofunctional interest. We structured the frontal zones and the cognitive functions more specifically humans, named 'executive functions'. We classified the frontal syndrome into more specific syndromes; and, we reviewed the fronto-cortical and subcortical connections, which are the basis of the frontal zones and functions. CONCLUSIONS: The frontal lobe is not a single anatomical and functional brain region. Regions and fronto-cortical and subcortical circuits within the frontal lobe are associated with motor functions and cognitive processes highly specialized, which may be differently affected.
Authors: Sabina Barrios-Fernández; Margarita Gozalo; Andrés García-Gómez; Dulce Romero-Ayuso; Miguel Ángel Hernández-Mocholí Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2020-04-13 Impact factor: 3.390