Damage to the dorsomedial thalamic nucleus, central lateral intralaminar thalamic nucleus, and midline thalamic nuclei on the right-side impair executive function and attention under conditions of high demand but not low demand

Neurocase

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 121-132

  Edelstyn, N M J ^a   Mayes, A R ^b   Ellis, S J ^c  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attention; Dorsomedial thalamic nucleus; Executive function; Intralaminar thalamic nuclei; Midline thalamic nuclei; Working memory

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN MAPPING; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RESPONSE TIME; SCORING SYSTEM; STIMULUS; TASK PERFORMANCE; THALAMUS DORSOMEDIAL NUCLEUS; THALAMUS INTRALAMINAR NUCLEUS; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS; WORKING MEMORY;

AGED; ATTENTION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; INTRALAMINAR THALAMIC NUCLEI; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEDIODORSAL THALAMIC NUCLEUS; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MIDLINE THALAMIC NUCLEI;

EID: 84890324038     PISSN: 13554794     EISSN: 14653656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13554794.2012.713497     Document Type: Article

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