Traits are represented in the medial prefrontal cortex: An fMRI adaptation study

Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1185-1192

  Ma, Ning ^a   Baetens, Kris ^a   Vandekerckhove, Marie ^a   Kestemont, Jenny ^a   Fias, Wim ^b   Van Overwalle, Frank ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

fMRI adaptation; mPFC; Trait

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN MAPPING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; REACTION TIME; READING; REPETITION PRIMING; THINKING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN MAPPING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; REACTION TIME; READING; REPETITION PRIMING; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; THINKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84905922681     PISSN: 17495016     EISSN: 17495024     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/scan/nst098     Document Type: Article

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