A componential analysis of task-switching deficits associated with lesions of left and right frontal cortex

Brain

Volumn 127, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1561-1573

  Aron, Adam R ^a,d   Monsell, Stephen ^c   Sahakian, Barbara J ^a   Robbins, Trevor W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Cambridge   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Executive function; Inferior frontal gyrus; Inhibition; Middle frontal gyrus; Pars opercularis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ASYMMETRY; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRONTAL CORTEX; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSE TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 3142559729     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/awh169     Document Type: Article

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