The impact of prefrontal cortex for selective attention in a visual working memory task

International Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 118, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1673-1688

  Schreppel, T J ^a   Pauli, P ^a   Ellgring, H ^a   Fallgatter, A J ^b   Herrmann, M J ^a   Huter, Theresa ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b University of Wuerzburg ^*  (Germany)

^c Genomic Imaging   (Germany)

Author keywords

EEG; ERP; Prefrontal cortex; Selective attention; Visual object n back task; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; FEMALE; FRONTAL CORTEX; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; SELECTIVE ATTENTION; VISUAL MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY;

ADULT; ATTENTION; BRAIN MAPPING; CEREBRAL CORTEX; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MENTAL PROCESSES; NERVE NET; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; REACTION TIME; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 54349093816     PISSN: 00207454     EISSN: 15635279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207450601067356     Document Type: Article

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