Neural mechanisms of interference control in working memory: Effects of interference expectancy and fluid intelligence

PLoS ONE

Volumn 5, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1-11

  Burgess, Gregory C ^a   Braver, Todd S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; COGNITION; EXPECTANCY; FEMALE; FLUID INTELLIGENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTELLIGENCE; INTERFERENCE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MENTAL TASK; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; WORKING MEMORY; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; SHORT TERM MEMORY;

BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; PREFRONTAL CORTEX;

EID: 77958498264     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0012861     Document Type: Article

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