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ENagel

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Briefly state the evidence against a strong frontal-executive hypothesis.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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How does frontal lobe damage impact performance on the Stroop task?
 
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Answer to Question 1

Answer: Neuroimaging studies indicate that dorsolateral PFC is involved with both executive attention and switching executive attention tasks. The anterior PFC and the premotor cortex are also involved in executive attention. However, the inferior parietal lobe and extrastriate visual cortex are involved with switching attention. Therefore, areas outside of the frontal lobe appear to be important for executive processing. As a result, executive processing cannot be mediated by the PFC alone.

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Answer: Accuracy on the incompatible trials of the Stroop task is significantly impaired for people with damage to the frontal lobe (prefrontal cortex). Presumably, this deficit is due to an inability to engage executive attention.




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Reply 2 on: Jun 20, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)


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Wow, this really help

 

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