The role of Area 10 (BA10) in human multitasking and in social cognition: A lesion study

Neuropsychologia

Volumn 49, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 3525-3531

  Roca, María ^a,b,c   Torralva, Teresa ^a,b   Gleichgerrcht, Ezequiel ^a,b   Woolgar, Alexandra ^d   Thompson, Russell ^d   Duncan, John ^d   Manes, Facundo ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF COGNITIVE NEUROLOGY INECO   (Argentina)

^b FAVALORO UNIVERSITY   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DIEGO PORTALES   (Chile)

^d MRC COGNITION AND BRAIN SCIENCES UNIT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brodmann Area 10; Frontal lobe; Multitasking; Theory of mind

Indexed keywords

ABSTRACT REASONING; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN REGION; BRODMANN AREA 10; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; MALE; MULTITASKING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SOCIAL COGNITION; TASK PERFORMANCE; THEORY OF MIND;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; BRAIN INJURIES; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INTELLIGENCE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PROBLEM SOLVING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 80755128297     PISSN: 00283932     EISSN: 18733514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2011.09.003     Document Type: Article

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