383
Views
53
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Articles

The cognitive neuropsychology of attention: A frontal lobe perspective

, &
Pages 133-147 | Received 27 Oct 1993, Published online: 16 Aug 2007

References

  • Alexander , G. E. , DeLong , M. R. and Strick , P. L. 1986 . Parallel organisation of functionally segregated circuits linking basal ganglia and cortex. . Annual Review of Neuroscience , 9 : 357 – 381 .
  • Alivisatos , B. and Milner , B. 1989 . Effects of frontal or temporal lobectomy on the use of advance information in a choice reaction time task. . Neuropsychologia , 27 : 495 – 503 .
  • Benson , D. F. and Geschwind , N. 1975 . “ Psychiatric conditions associated with focal lesions of the central nervous system. ” . In American handbook of psychiatry, Vol. 4: Organic disorders and psychosomatic medicine , 2nd Edn. Edited by: Arieti , S. and Reiser , M. 208 – 23 . New York : Basic Books .
  • Bruneau , N. , Roux , S. , Garreau , B. and Lelord , G. 1985 . Frontal auditory evoked potentials and augmenting-reducing. . Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology , 62 : 364 – 371 .
  • Butter , C. M. , Rapcsak , S. , Watson , R. T. and Heilman , K. M. 1988 . Changes in sensory inattention, directional motor neglect, and release'' of the fixation reflex following a unilateral frontal lesion: A case report. . Neuropsychologia , 26 : 533 – 545 .
  • Cermak , L. S. and Butters , N. 1972 . The role of interference and encoding in the short-term memory deficits of Korsakoff patients. . Neuropsychologia , 10 : 89 – 95 .
  • Daffner , K. R. , Ahern , G. L. , Weintraub , S. and Mesulam , M.-M. 1990 . Dissociated neglect behaviour following sequential strokes in the right hemisphere. . Annals of Neurology , 28 : 97 – 101 .
  • Damasio , A. R. 1985 . “ The frontal lobes. ” . In Clinical neuropsychology , Edited by: Heilman , K. M. and Valenstein , E. 339 – 375 . New York : Oxford University Press .
  • Deutsch , G. , Papanicolaou , A. C. , Bourbon , W. T. and Eisenberg , H. M. 1987 . Cerebral blood flow evidence of right frontal activation in attention demanding tasks. . International Journal of Neuroscience , 36 : 23 – 28 .
  • Eglin , M. , Robertson , L. C. and Knight , R. T. 1991 . Cortical substrates supporting visual search in humans. . Cerebral Cortex , 1 : 262 – 272 .
  • Fuster , J. M. 1980/1989 . The prefrontal cortex. Anatomy, physiology and neuropsychology of the frontal lobe , New York : Raven .
  • Glosser , G. and Goodglass , H. 1990 . Disorders in executive control functions among aphasic and other brain damaged patients. . Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology , 12 : 485 – 501 .
  • Goldberg , M. E. and Segraves , M. A. 1987 . Visuospatial and motor attention in the monkey. . Neuropsychologia , 25 : 107 – 118 .
  • Guitton , D. , Buchtel , H. A. and Douglas , R. M. 1985 . Frontal lobe lesions in man cause difficulties in suppressing reflexive glances and in generating goal-directed saccades. . Experimental Brain Research , 58 : 455 – 472 .
  • Hécaen , H. 1964 . “ Mental symptoms associated with tumours of the frontal lobe. ” . In The frontal granular cortex and behaviour , Edited by: Warren , J. M. and Akert , K. 335 – 352 . New York : McGraw-Hill .
  • Hécaen , H. and Albert , M. L. 1978 . Human neuropsychology , New York : Wiley .
  • Heilman , K. M. , Watson , R. T. and Valenstein , E. 1985 . “ Neglect and related disorders. ” . In Clinical neuropsychology , 2nd Edn. Edited by: Heilman , K. M. and Valenstein , E. 243 – 293 . New York : Oxford University Press .
  • Hugdahl , K. , Wester , K. and Asbjornsen , A. 1991 . Auditory neglect after right frontal lobe and right pulvinar thalamic lesions. . Brain and Language , 41 : 465 – 473 .
  • Jouandet , M. and Gazzaniga , M. S. 1979 . “ The frontal lobes. ” . In Handbook of behavioural neurobiology, Vol. 2: Neuropsychology , Edited by: Gazzaniga , M. S. 25 – 59 . New York : Plenum Press .
  • Knight , R. T. 1984 . Decreased response to novel stimuli after prefrontal lesions in man. . Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology , 59 : 9 – 20 .
  • Knight , R. T. 1985 . “ Electrophysiology in behavioural neurology. ” . In Principles of behavioural neurology , Edited by: Mesulum , M.-M. 327 – 346 . Philadelphia : F. A. Davis .
  • Knight , R. T. , Hillyard , S. A. , Woods , D. L. and Neville , H. J. 1980 . The effects of frontal and temporal–parietal lesions on the auditory evoked potential in man. . Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology , 50 : 112 – 124 .
  • Knight , R. T. , Hillyard , S. A. , Woods , D. L. and Neville , H. J. 1981 . The effects of frontal cortex lesions on event-related potentials during auditory selective atention. . Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology , 52 : 571 – 582 .
  • Knight , R. T. , Scabini , D. and Woods , D. L. 1989 . Prefrontal cortex gating of auditory transmission in humans. . Brain Research , 504 : 338 – 342 .
  • Kwon , S. E. and Heilman , K. M. 1991 . Ipsilateral neglect in a patient following a unilateral frontal lesion. . Neurology , 41 : 2001 – 2004 .
  • Lezak , M. D. 1976/1983 . Neuropsychological assessment , 2nd Edn. New York : Oxford University Press .
  • Liu , G. T. , Bolton , A. K. , Price , B. H. and Weintraub , S. 1992 . Dissociated perceptual-sensory and exploratory-motor neglect. . Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry , 55 : 701 – 706 .
  • Luria , A. R. 1966/1980 . Higher cortical functions in man , New York : Basic Books .
  • Matsushima , E. , Kojima , T. , Ohbayashi , S. , Ando , H. , Ando , K. and Shimazono , Y. 1992 . Exploratory eye movements in schizophrenia patients and patients with frontal lobe lesions. . European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience , 241 : 210 – 214 .
  • Mesulam , M.-M. 1981 . A cortical network for directed attention and unilateral neglect. . Annals of Neurology , 10 : 309 – 325 .
  • Milner , B. , Petrides , M. and Smith , M. L. 1985 . Frontal lobes and the temporal organisation of memory. . Human Neurobiology , 4 : 137 – 142 .
  • Olton , D. S. , Wenk , G. L. , Church , R. M. and Meck , W. H. 1988 . Attention and the frontal cortex as examined by simultaneous temporal processing. . Neuropsychologia , 26 : 307 – 318 .
  • Parkin , A. J. , Bell , W. P. and Leng , N. R. C. 1988 . A study of metamemory in amnesic and normal adults. . Cortex , 24 : 143 – 148 .
  • Parkin , A. J. , Leng , N. R. C. , Stanhope , N. and Smith , A. P. 1988 . Memory impairment following ruptured aneurysm of the anterior communicating artery. . Brain and Cognition , 7 : 231 – 243 .
  • Paus , T. , Kalina , M. , Patockova , L. , Angerova , Y. , Cerny , R. , Mecir , P. , Bauer , J. and Krabec , P. 1991 . Medial vs. lateral frontal lobe lesions and differential impairment of central-gaze fixation maintenance in man. . Brain , 114 : 2051 – 2067 .
  • Pierrot-Deseilligny , C. , Rosa , A. , Masmoudi , K. , Rivaud , S. and Gaymard , B. 1991 . Saccade deficits after a unilateral lesion affecting the superior colliculus. . Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry , 54 : 1106 – 1109 .
  • Plum , F. and Posner , J. B. 1980 . The diagnosis of stupor and coma , 3rd Edn. Philadelphia : F. A. Davis .
  • Posner , M. I. 1988 . “ Structures and functions of selective attention. ” . In Clinical neuropsychology and brain function: Research, measurement, and progress , Edited by: Boll , T. and Bryant , B. K. 173 – 202 . Washington : American Psychological Association .
  • Posner , M. I. , Walker , J. A. , Friedrich , F. J. and Rafal , R. D. 1984 . Effects of parietal injury and covert orienting of attention. . Journal of Neurosciences , 4 : 1863 – 1874 .
  • Salmaso , D. and Denes , G. 1982 . Role of the frontal lobes of an attention task: A signal detection analysis. . Perceptual and Motor Skills , 54 : 1147 – 1150 .
  • Smith , M. L. 1989 . “ Memory disorders associated with temporal-lobe lesions. ” . In Handbook of neuropsychology , Edited by: Boller , F. and Grafman , J. 91 – 106 . Amsterdam : Elsevier Science Publishers . Chapter 3
  • Spiers , P. A. , Schomer , D. L. , Blume , H. W. , Kleefield , J. , O'Reilly , G. , Weintraub , S. , Osborne-Shaefer , P. and Mesulam , M.-M. 1990 . Visual neglect during intracarotid amobarbital testing. . Neurology , 40 : 1600 – 1606 .
  • Stein , S. and Volpe , B. T. 1983 . Classical parietal'' neglect syndrome after subcortical right frontal lobe infarction. . Neurology , 33 : 797 – 799 .
  • Stuss , D. T. and Benson , D. F. 1984 . Neuropsychological studies of the frontal lobes. . Psychological Bulletin , 95 : 3 – 28 .
  • Stuss , D. T. and Benson , D. F. 1986 . The frontal lobes , New York : Raven Press .
  • Stuss , D. T. , Eskes , G. A. and Foster , J. K. “ Experimental neuropsychological studies of frontal lobe functions. ” . In Handbook of neuropsychology , Edited by: Grafman , J. and Boller , F. Amsterdam : Elsevier Science Publishers . (in press).
  • Stuss , D. T. , Kaplan , E. F. , Benson , D. F. , Weir , W. S. , Chiulli , S. and Sarazin , F. F. 1982 . Evidence for the involvement of orbitofrontal cortex in memory functions: An interference effect. . Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology , 6 : 913 – 925 .
  • Stuss , D. T. , Stethem , L. L. , Hugenholtz , H. , Picton , T. W. , Pivik , J. and Richard , M. T. 1989 . Reaction time after traumatic brain injury: Fatigue, divided and focused attention, and consistency of performance. . Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry , 52 : 742 – 748 .
  • Tipper , S. P. , Bourque , T. A. , Anderson , S. H. and Brehaut , J. C. 1989 . Mechanisms of attention: A developmental study. . Journal of Experimental Child Psychology , 48 : 353 – 378 .
  • Tyler , H. R. 1969 . “ Disorders of visual scanning with frontal lobe lesions. ” . In Modern neurology. Papers in Tribute to Derek Denny-Brown , Edited by: Locke , S. 381 – 393 . Boston : Little, Brown, & Co. .
  • Watson , R. T. , Valenstein , E. and Heilman , K. M. 1981 . Thalamic neglect: The possible role of the medial thalamus and nucleus reticularis in behaviour. . Archives of Neurology , 38 : 501 – 506 .
  • Wilkins , A. J. , Shallice , T. and McCarthy , R. 1987 . Frontal lesions and sustained attention. . Neuropsychologia , 25 : 359 – 365 .
  • Woods , D. L. and Knight , R. T. 1986 . Electrophysiologic evidence of increased distractibility after dorsolateral prefrontal lesions. . Neurology , 36 : 212 – 216 .
  • Yamaguchi , S. and Knight , R. T. 1991 . Anterior and posterior association cortex contributions to the somatosensory P300. . Journal of Neuroscience , 11 : 2039 – 2054 .

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.