Journal article
Executive Function: Application in the Rehabilitation of Chronic Pain
Abstract
Executive function (EF) is a control mechanism of human cognition that provides the capability to select actions in relation to internal goals organized by the prefrontal cortex (PFC). The PFC is essential for the temporal integration of sensory information in the sequencing of optimum motor behavior to achieve an internal goal. The temporal integration of sensory information also explains why the PFC has an additional role in the central …
Authors
Uddin Z; MacDermid JC; Galea V
Journal
Critical Reviews in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Vol. 24, No. 3-4, pp. 233–250
Publisher
Begell House
Publication Date
2012
DOI
10.1615/critrevphysrehabilmed.2013007636
ISSN
0896-2960