Should concepts of brain functions be based on psychology or anatomy? An echo from Kurt Goldstein

Cornelius Weiller; Michel Rijntjes

doi:10.1093/brain/awad081

Should concepts of brain functions be based on psychology or anatomy? An echo from Kurt Goldstein

Brain. 2023 Apr 19;146(4):1234-1235. doi: 10.1093/brain/awad081.

Authors

Cornelius Weiller¹, Michel Rijntjes¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurology and Clinical Neuroscience, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, 79106 Freiburg, Germany.

Abstract

This scientific commentary refers to ‘Joint impact on attention, alertness and inhibition of lesions at a frontal white matter crossroad’ by Kaufmann et al. (https://doi.org/10.1093/brain/awac359).

Publication types

Editorial
Comment

MeSH terms

Attention
Humans
Inhibition, Psychological
Nervous System Physiological Phenomena*
White Matter*