Functional magnetic resonance imaging evidence for a hierarchical organization of the prefrontal cortex

Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2082-2099

  Badre, David ^a   D'Esposito, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PREMOTOR CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STIMULUS RESPONSE; SUBICULUM; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN MAPPING; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENTAL PROCESSES; OXYGEN; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 36849082513     PISSN: 0898929X     EISSN: 15308898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/jocn.2007.19.12.2082     Document Type: Article

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