[Topographical origins of the term «prefrontal»].

Introduction: Today, there is a broad consensus on the boundaries of what we call the prefrontal cortex, but this has not always been the case. The purpose of this historical review is to examine in greater depth the topographical origins of the term «prefrontal» and analyse its conceptual evolution.

Development: The article is structured according to the main criteria that have been proposed successively over time in order to define the limits of the prefrontal cortex, namely, morphological, cytoarchitectural and hodological.

[Neuropsychological rehabilitation in the 20th century].

Introduction: The first documents describing techniques and procedures to improve the cognitive functioning of people with brain injuries date back to the 17th century. Yet, governments show little interest in it and allocate scarce economic, personal and material resources, possibly because of the high mortality rate associated with brain injuries and the limited life expectancy of those who survive. It was not until the 20th century that neuropsychological rehabilitation, as it is conceived today, took its first steps.

[The effect of traumatic brain injury on social decision making].

Introduction: Patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) can present difficulties in making decisions of a social nature. Such difficulties condition complicate their personal relationships.

Aims: To assess social decision-making in a sample of patients with moderate and severe TBI, and to empirically contrast if, as Ochsner's social-emotional processing model proposes, the ability to recognize and respond to socio-affective stimuli is related to the ability to regulate sensitive responses to the context based on the proposed assessment tests.

[Rehabilitation of anosognosia in patients with unilateral visuospatial neglect].

Introduction: Patients with unilateral visuospatial neglect secondary to a stroke are usually unaware of the fact that their perception and exploration of contralesional space are deficient. This clinical phenomenon, know as anosognosia, directly conditions the rehabilitation process and prolongs its duration to a significant extent, while also making it more difficult for the patient to adhere to it.

Aim: To assess the efficacy of a specific rehabilitation programme for the treatment of anosognosia in patients presenting with unilateral visuospatial neglect.