N-back working memory paradigm: A meta-analysis of normative functional neuroimaging studies

Human Brain Mapping

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 46-59

  Owen, Adrian M ^a   McMillan, Kathryn M ^b   Laird, Angela R ^c   Bullmore, Ed ^d,e  

^a MRC COGNITION AND BRAIN SCIENCES UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Frontal cortex; N back task; Parietal cortex; Quantitative meta analysis; Working memory

Indexed keywords

BRAIN FUNCTION; CINGULATE GYRUS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; N BACK WORKING MEMORY TASK; NEUROIMAGING; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PARIETAL LOBE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PREMOTOR CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STIMULUS RESPONSE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TASK PERFORMANCE; VERBALIZATION; WORKING MEMORY;

BRAIN; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMANS; MEMORY; META-ANALYSIS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 18544382706     PISSN: 10659471     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hbm.20131     Document Type: Conference Paper

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