Distribution of cortical activation during visuospatial n-back tasks as revealed by functional magnetic resonance imaging

Cerebral Cortex

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 743-752

  Carlson, S ^a   Martinkauppi, S ^b   Rama P ^a   Salli, E ^b   Korvenoja, A ^b   Aronen, H J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CINGULATE GYRUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; INSULA; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCCIPITAL CORTEX; PARIETAL LOBE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSE TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 0031773518     PISSN: 10473211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cercor/8.8.743     Document Type: Article

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