Patient Populations

Damage to the prefrontal cortex (PFC), or the front one-third of the brain, can result in a number of problems. These problems can range from an inability (1) to filter out distractions during a task (interference resolution), (2) to efficiently organize your behavior (planning), and (3) to make analogy-like comparisons between mental represenations (relational integration). In an effort to understand how PFC is functionally organized, we are seeking individuals with damage to PFC. It is our hope that research with these patients will shed light on how on the PFC functions as well as how we may approach interventions to improve different types of dysfunction.