Anterior cingulate cortex and cognitive control: Neuropsychological and electrophysiological findings in two patients with lesions to dorsomedial prefrontal cortex

Brain and Cognition

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 237-249

  Lovstad M ^a   Funderud, I ^b   Meling, T ^b   Kramer U M ^c   Voytek, B ^d   Due Tonnessen P ^b   Endestad, T ^b,e   Lindgren, M ^b,f   Knight, R T ^d   Solbakk, A K ^b  

^a SUNNAAS REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^f LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anterior cingulate cortex; Cognitive control; Event related potentials; Executive function; Novelty P3; Prefrontal cortex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CINGULATE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; STROOP TEST; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ADULT; ATTENTION; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; COGNITION; EVOKED POTENTIALS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; GLIOMA; GYRUS CINGULI; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; REACTION TIME;

EID: 84865502752     PISSN: 02782626     EISSN: 10902147     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bandc.2012.07.008     Document Type: Article

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