A multivariate analysis of age-related differences in functional networks supporting conflict resolution

NeuroImage

Volumn 86, Issue , 2014, Pages 150-163

  Salami, Alireza ^a,b   Rieckmann, Anna ^a   Fischer, Håkan ^c   Bäckman, Lars ^a  

^a AGING RESEARCH CENTER   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aging; Functional connectivity; Interference resolution; MSIT; PLS; Reorganization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANTERIOR CINGULATE; ARTICLE; BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN FUNCTION; CONNECTOME; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRONTAL CORTEX; FUNCTIONAL NEUROIMAGING; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NORMAL HUMAN; PARIETAL CORTEX; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; YOUNG ADULT; AGING; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; BRAIN REGION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MENTAL TASK; PARTIAL LEAST SQUARES REGRESSION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

AGING; FUNCTIONAL CONNECTIVITY; INTERFERENCE RESOLUTION; MSIT; PLS; REORGANIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); DECISION MAKING; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NERVE NET; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84891630947     PISSN: 10538119     EISSN: 10959572     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2013.08.002     Document Type: Article

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