Mental training affects distribution of limited brain resources

PLoS Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1228-1235

  Slagter, Heleen A ^a   Lutz, Antoine ^a   Greischar, Lawrence L ^a   Francis, Andrew D ^a   Nieuwenhuis, Sander ^b   Davis, James M ^a   Davidson, Richard J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN REGION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MEDITATION; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL FUNCTION; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; ATTENTIONAL BLINK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; ATTENTIONAL BLINK; BRAIN; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDITATION; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 34250359114     PISSN: 15449173     EISSN: 15457885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0050138     Document Type: Article

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