The role of the DLPFC in inductive reasoning of MCI patients and normal agings: An fMRI study

Science in China, Series C: Life Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 789-795

  Yang, Yan Hui ^a,c   Liang, Pei Peng ^b,c   Lu, Sheng Fu ^b,c   Li, Kun Cheng ^a,c   Zhong, Ning ^b,c,d  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c Beijing Municipal Lab of Brain Informatics   (China)

^d MAEBASHI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Functional MRI; Inductive reasoning; Mild cognitive impairment

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; REACTION TIME;

AGED; AGING; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; REACTION TIME;

EID: 70350764909     PISSN: 10069305     EISSN: 18622798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11427-009-0089-1     Document Type: Article

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