Behavioral and electrophysiological correlates of training-induced cognitive control improvements

NeuroImage

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 742-753

  Millner, Alexander J ^a   Jaroszewski, Adam C ^a   Chamarthi, Harish ^a   Pizzagalli, Diego A ^b,c,d  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Center For Depression Anxiety and Stress Research   (United States)

^c MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cingulate cortex; Cognitive control; ERP; Interference; Plasticity; Training

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; BRAIN FUNCTION; CONFLICT MONITORING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL FACE STROOP TASK; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; FLANKER TASK; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERFERENCE RESOLUTION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMON TASK; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING; TWO CHOICE REACTION TIME TASK; WAVEFORM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN; COGNITION; EVOKED POTENTIALS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REACTION TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865524760     PISSN: 10538119     EISSN: 10959572     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2012.07.032     Document Type: Article

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