Dissociating the role of the dorsolateral prefrontal and anterior cingulate cortex in cognitive control

Science

Volumn 288, Issue 5472, 2000, Pages 1835-1838

  MacDonald III, Angus W ^a   Cohen, Jonathan D ^a   Andrew Stenger, V ^a   Carter, Cameron S ^a  

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ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CINGULATE GYRUS; COGNITION; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HUMAN; NEUROANATOMY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN MAPPING; CEREBRAL CORTEX; COGNITION; COLOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; READING;

EID: 0034625673     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.288.5472.1835     Document Type: Article

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37. This work was supported by a K08 Award from the National Institute of Mental Health and a National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression Young Investigator Award to C.S.C. We are especially indebted to L. Ross and J. Larson, as well as to other members of the Clinical Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, and to the staff of the Department of Radiology at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center for their assistance.