The neural basis of inhibition in cognitive control

Neuroscientist

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 214-228

  Aron, Adam R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Executive function; Inhibitory mechanisms; Suppression

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN REGION; COGNITION; CONCEPT ANALYSIS; DISTRACTIBILITY; EMOTION; FRONTAL LOBE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MEMORY; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROSCIENCE; NONHUMAN; PERSEVERATION; POSTSYNAPTIC INHIBITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGY; REVIEW; SELECTIVE ATTENTION; STIMULUS; TASK PERFORMANCE; THEORY;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; COGNITION; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEUROSCIENCES;

EID: 34249053864     PISSN: 10738584     EISSN: 10894098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1073858407299288     Document Type: Review

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