Memory, Language and Decision-Making: Contributions from the Lesion Method in Humans

The advent of fine structural neuroimaging techniques such as x-ray computerized tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance (MR) now permits detailed neuroanatomical studies of humans in vivo. This development has made the lesion method viable in humans with neurological lesions. Combined with new techniques for cognitive experimentation and theoretical advances on the conceptualization of the nervous system, the lesion approach has led to a new understanding of the neural systems underlying learning and memory, language, and the processes of decision-making and planning.