ELKHONON GOLDBERG

PhD, Neuropsychology

City University of New York, 1976

egoldberg@fielding.edu

 

 

 

Licensure: NY, NJ (inactive), PA (inactive)

 

Current Professional Appointment:

 

Adjunct Faculty

School of Psychology

Postdoctoral Neuropsychology Certificate Program

Fielding Graduate University

 

Areas of Instruction:

 

Neuropsychology

 

Research Interests:

 

Cognitive Neuroscience, Neuropsychology

 

Practice Interests:

 

General Clinical Practice in Adult, Forensic, Pediatric, and Geriatric Neuropsychology

 

Professional Memberships:

 

American Association for the Advancement of Science

American Psychological Association

International Neuropsychological Society

Society for Neuroscience

 

 

Honors and Awards:

 

1987: Diplomate, American Board of Professional Psychology/American Board of Clinical Neuropsychology (ABPP/ABCN)

 

 

Professional Activities in Last Seven Years

 

Publications:

 

Goldberg, E. (2000). The frontal lobes. In E. Zillmer & M. Spiers (Eds.), Principles of neuropsychology.

 

Goldberg, E., & Bougakov, D. (2000). Novel approaches to the diagnosis and restoration of frontal-lobe functions. In A.-L. Christensen & B. Usell (Eds.), International handbook on neuropsychological rehabilitation (pp. 93-112). New York: Plenum Press.

 

Goldberg, E., & Podell, K. (2000). Adaptive decision making, ecological validity, and the frontal lobes. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 22, 56-68.

 

Goldberg, E., Podell, K., Bilder, R., & Jaeger, J. (2000). The executive control Battery. Melbourne, Australia: PsychPress.

 

Slewa-Younah, S., Gordon, E., Williams, L., Haig, A., & Goldberg, E. (2000). Sex differences, gamma activity, and schizophrenia. International Journal of Neuroscience, 00, 1-14.

 

Goldberg, E. (2001). The executive brain: Frontal lobes and the civilized mind. New York: Oxford University Press (paperback 2002). Translated (or in the process of being translated) into Arabic, Chinese, Czech, Danish, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Swedish.

 

Goldberg, E. (2001). What makes a champion? It is all in your head. In A. Snyder (Ed.), What makes a champion? - 50 champions speak out. New York: Penguin.

 

Horley, K., Williams, L., Gonsalez, C., Goldberg, E., & Gordon, E. (2001). Sex differences in facial emotion processing: An ERP study. International Journal of Neuroscience.

 

Lee, K.-H., Williams, L. M., Haig, A. R., Goldberg, E., & Gordon, E. (2001). An integration of 40 Hz gamma and phasic arousal: Novelty and routinization processing in schizophrenia. Clinical Neurophysiology, 112, 1507-1515.

 

Podell, K., Lovell, M., & Goldberg, E. (2001). Lateralization of frontal lobe functions. In S. Salloway, P. Malloy, & J. Duffy (Eds.), The frontal lobes and neuropsychiatric illnesses (pp. 83-100). Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Press.

 

Slewa-Young, S., Gordon, E., Williams, L., Haig, A. R., & Goldberg, E. (2001). Sex differences, gamma activity and schizophrenia. International Journal of Neuroscience, 107, 131-144.

 

Vogeley, K., Podell, K., Goldebrg, E., Falkai, P., Shah, J. S., & Zilles, K. (2001). Preference-based decision in an ambiguous task activate the right temporal gyrus - an MRI study. Neuroimage, 13.

 

Moskovich, L., Bougakov, D., DeFina, P., & Goldberg, E. (2002). A. R. Luria: Pursuing neuropsychology in a swiftly changing society. In A. Stringer, E. Cooley, & A-L. Christensen (Eds.), Pathways to prominence.

 

Podell, K., DeFina, P. A., Barrett, P., McCullen, A. M., & Goldberg, E. (2002). Assessment of neuropsychological functioning. In J. R. Graham & J. A. Naglieri (Eds.), Comprehensive handbook of psychology. Vol. Ten: Assessment psychology (pp. 443-446). New York: John Wiley & Sons.

 

Aihara, M., Aoyagi, K., Goldberg, E., & Nakazawa, S. (2003). Age shifts frontal cortical control in a cognitive bias task from right to left. Part I. Neuropsychological study. Brain Development, 25(8), 555-559.

 

Barr, W. B., & Goldberg, E. (2003). Pitfalls in the method of double dissociation: Delineating the cognitive functions of hippocampus. Cortex.

 

Goldberg, E. (2003). Attention and motivation. In F. Bloom et al. (Eds.), The Dana guide to brain health (pp. 196-199). Dana Press.

 

Goldberg, E. (2003). Luria, A. R. In J. Byrne (Ed.), Learning and memory (2^nd ed., pp. 357-358). Macmillan Reference.

 

Goldberg, E., & Barr, W. (2003). Knowledge systems. In J. Byrne (Ed.), Learning and memory (2^nd ed., pp. 306-309). Macmillan Reference.

 

Goldberg, E., & Mirsky, A. (2003). In memory of A. R. Luria. Bulletin of Division 40 of the American Psychological Association.

 

Vogeley, K., Podell, K., Kukolja, J., Schilbach, L., Goldberg, E., Zilles, K., & Fink, G. R. (2003). Recruitment of the left prefrontal cortex in preference-based decisions in males (MRI study) [Abstract]. Annual Meeting of the Human Brain Mapping Organization, New York City, NY.

 

Goldberg, E. (2004). From neuromythology to neuroscience. [Review of the book Cortex and mind]. Journal of International Neuropsychological Society, 470-471.

 

Goldberg, E. (2004). Train the gifted. Harvard Business Review, 82(1), 31.

 

Shimoyama, H., Aihara, M., Fukuyama, H., Hashikawa, K., Aoyagi, K., Goldberg, E., & Nakazawa, S. (2004). Context-dependent reasoning in a cognitive bias task. Part II. SPECT activation study. Brain Development, 26, 37-42.

 

Goldberg, E. (2005). The wisdom paradox: How your mind can grow stronger as your brain grows older. New York: Gotham Books, Penguin. (UK Edition- Free Press: Simon & Schuster, 2005). Translated (or in the process of being translated) into Czech, Danish, Dutch, French, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish, and Swedish.

Goldberg, E. (2005). Cognitive fitness for the older and wiser. Cerebrum, pp. 23-36.

Verdejo-Garcia, A., Vilar-Lopez, R., Perez-Garcia, M., & Goldberg, E. (2006). Altered adaptive but not veridical decision-making in substance dependent individuals, Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 12, 90-99.

 

Goldberg, E., & Podell, K. (in press). Cognitive Bias Test. Melbourne, Australia: PsychPress.

 

 

Presentations:

 

Goldberg, E. (2000). Emergent principles of functional cortical organization. Workshop presented in Sydney, Australia.

 

Goldberg, E. (2001). Frontal lobes and the civilized mind. Keynote address presented at the annual convention of Mexican Psychiatrists, Mexico City, Mexico.

 

Goldberg, E. (2001). Introduction to cognitive neuroscience and clinical neuropsychology. Presented in Mexico City, Mexico.

 

Goldberg, E. (2001). The neurobiology of cognitive change. Presented at the Third KNEXUS Research Symposium, Stanford, CA.

 

Goldberg, E. (2002). Actor-centered decision making. Presented at the Conference on Consciousness, Tucson, AZ.

 

Goldberg, E. (2002). Current approaches to frontal lobe research. Presented at the Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.

 

Goldberg, E. (2002). The executive brain: Frontal lobes and the civilized mind. Invited lecture presented for Basque Neuroscientists, Miramar Palace, San Sebastian, Spain.

 

Goldberg, E. (2002). The executive brain: Frontal lobes and the civilized mind. Keynote address presented at the annual convention of the Catalan Psychiatric Association, Barcelona, Spain.

 

Goldberg, E. (2002). Frontal lobes and the civilized mind. Keynote address presented at the annual convention of the International Kinesiology Society, Freiburg, Germany.

 

Goldberg, E. (2002). Functional organization of the frontal lobes. Presented at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

 

Goldberg, E. (2002). The neuropsychology of the civilized mind. Presented at the Cape Cod Institute, Cape Cod, MA.

 

Goldberg, E. (2003). Executive functions and the frontal lobes. Presented at the Danish Society of Attention Deficit Disorder, Nyborg, Denmark.

 

Goldberg, E. (2003). The neuroscience of complex decision-making. Presented at the National Museum of Australia, Canberra, Australia.

 

Goldberg, E. (2003). Reminiscences about A. R. Luria. Lecture presented at the annual meeting of the American Neuropsychiatric Association, Honolulu, HI.

 

Goldberg, E. (2004). Frontal lobes and the civilized mind. Presented at the Nordic Conference of Neuropsychology, Turku, Finland.

 

Goldberg, E. (2004). Frontal lobes and decision making in ambiguous situations. Zlotowsky lecture presented at Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel.

 

Goldberg, E. (2005). Actor-centered memory and executive functions. Symposium conducted at the University of Rome La Sapienza, Rome, Italy.

 

Goldberg, E. (2005). Clinical neuropsychology. Presented at the Cape Cod Institute, Cape, Cod, MA.

 

Goldberg, E. (2005). Decision making in ambiguous situations and the frontal lobes. In honor of Louis Costa. Symposium conducted at the annual convention of the International Neuropsychological Society, St. Louis, MO.

 

Goldberg, E. (2005). Human brain and the civilized mind. In Science and today's vision of the world. Symposium conducted at UNESCO, Venice, Italy.

Goldberg, E. (2005). Actor-centered memory and executive functions. Symposium sponsored by University of Rome La Sapienza, Rome, Italy.

Goldberg, E. (2005). Clinical neuropsychology. The Cape Cod Institute.

Goldberg, E. (2005). The neurobiology of innovation. Lecture at Festival della Mente: Sarzana, Italy.

Goldberg, E. (2005). Cognitive aging and the wisdom paradox. Center for neurorehabilitation, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Goldberg, E. (2005). Lecture, Creativity and the brain. Ambrosetti Foundation Workshop on Creativity and Innovation. Magna Pars, Milan, Italy.

Goldberg, E. (2005). Lecture, Aging - the price of wisdom. Buntrock Hall, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago, Illinois.

Goldberg, E. (2005). Creativity and the brain. Lecture at Museo dell'Automobile. Turin, Italy.

Goldberg, E. (2005). How the Brain Deals With Novelty and Ambiguity. Grand Rounds, Department of Neurology, Weill Medical College at Cornell University, New York, NY

Goldberg, E. (2006). Lecture, Executive Function and Dysfunction. Meeting of Forensic Neuropsychiatry, Seattle, WA.

Goldberg, E. (2006). The goal-directed brain: The legacy of Luria. 4th Congress of the Academy of Multidisciplinary Neurotraumatology Copenhagen, Denmark.

Goldberg, E. (2006). A five-day workshop on Clinical Neuropsychology at The Cape Cod Institute.

Goldberg, E. (2006) Workshop on neuropsychology. Co-occurring Disorders Institute. Palmer, Alaska.

Goldberg, E. (2006). Brain function and psychopathology. Leading edge seminars. Toronto, Canada.

Goldberg, E. (2007). Clinical neuropsychology in the 21st century. The Cape Cod Institute.

Goldberg, E. (2007). Challenges of an aging population for a modern society. Keynote address at the symposium Reykjavik, Iceland.

Goldberg, E. (2007). Lecture at the C.A.R.M.A. Conference. Udine, Italy.

Goldberg, E. (2007). Lecture at the symposium, Two cultures: Shared problems. Venetian Institute of Sciences, Letters, and Arts, Palazzo Franchetti, Venice, Italy.

Goldberg, E. (2007). Personality type and neuropsychology. Keynote address at the APTI Biennial Conference. Baltimore, MD.

 

 

Other Professional Activities:

 

1993-present: Clinical Professor, Department of Neurology, New York University School of Medicine.

 

1993-present: Lecturer, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York.

 

1997-present: Adjunct Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York.

 

1999-present: Director, Institute of Neuropsychology and Cognitive Performance, New York.

 

2000: Visiting Scholar, Department of Psychology, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia

 

Editorial Boards: Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, Neuropsychology Review, Clinical Psychology Review

 

Reviewer: Clinical Neuropsychologist, Clinical Psychology Review, Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, Neuropsychiatry, Neuropsychology and Behavioral Neurology, Neuropsychology, Psychiatry Research, Science