Task-dependent individual differences in prefrontal connectivity

Cerebral Cortex

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2188-2197

  Biswal, Bharat B ^a   Eldreth, Dana A ^b   Motes, Michael A ^c,d   Rypma, Bart ^c,d  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

connectivity; functional imaging; individual differences; prefrontal cortex; processing speed

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALERTNESS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; DIGIT SYMBOL SUBSTITUTION TEST; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; MALE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN MAPPING; COGNITION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NERVE NET; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PARIETAL LOBE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953079251     PISSN: 10473211     EISSN: 14602199     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhp284     Document Type: Article

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