The neural correlates of cognitive time management: A review

Acta Neurobiologiae Experimentalis

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 329-340

  Rubia, Katya ^a   Smith, Anna ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anterior cingulate gyrus ACG; DLPFC; Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex; FMRI; Functional magnetic resonance imaging; Inferior prefrontal cortex; Motor timing; SMA; Supplementary motor area; Time estimation; Timing

Indexed keywords

BASAL GANGLION; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN REGION; CEREBELLUM; CINGULATE GYRUS; COGNITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARIETAL LOBE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME MANAGEMENT;

BASAL GANGLIA; BRAIN; CEREBELLUM; CEREBRAL CORTEX; COGNITION; HUMANS; NERVOUS SYSTEM PHYSIOLOGY; PARIETAL LOBE; TIME PERCEPTION;

EID: 3242688048     PISSN: 00651400     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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