Distinct cortical networks activated by auditory attention and working memory load

NeuroImage

Volumn 83, Issue , 2013, Pages 1098-1108

  Huang, Samantha ^a   Seidman, Larry J ^a,b   Rossi, Stephanie ^a   Ahveninen, Jyrki ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR INSULA; ARTICLE; AUDITORY ATTENTION; AUDITORY CORTEX; AUDITORY STIMULATION; AUDITORY SYSTEM FUNCTION; BRAIN CORTEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRONTAL CORTEX; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NORMAL HUMAN; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELECTIVE ATTENTION; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKING MEMORY;

ADULT; ATTENTION; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; BRAIN MAPPING; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NEURAL PATHWAYS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84886445642     PISSN: 10538119     EISSN: 10959572     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2013.07.074     Document Type: Article

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