title: Information search following damage to the frontal lobes.
abstract: Five adult patients with focal brain damage in different areas of the frontal lobes and five matched controls were administered a 20 Questions test. Other tests of planning, problem-solving, and decision-making were also administered to frontal lobe patients. The results indicate that damage to the frontal lobe impairs the ability to impose and utilize hierarchical organization in mental representation.
authors: University of Iowa.
authors: G V
authors: GV
authors: Klouda
authors: W E
authors: WE
authors: Cooper
mesh_terms: D001925:Brain Damage, Chronic / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003210:Concept Formation / Q000502:physiology*; D003657:Decision Making / Q000502:physiology*; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011340:Problem Solving / Q000502:physiology*