Neural mechanisms of mental fatigue

Reviews in the Neurosciences

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 469-479

  Ishii, Akira ^a   Tanaka, Masaaki ^a   Watanabe, Yasuyoshi ^a,b  

^a OSAKA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b RIKEN   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cognitive function; Dual regulation system; Facilitation system; Inhibition system; Mental fatigue

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM SENSITIZATION; COGNITION; CONDITIONING; DYSTHYMIA; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FACILITATION; FRONTAL CORTEX; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FUNCTIONAL NEUROIMAGING; HUMAN; MENTAL TASK; NONHUMAN; PRIMARY MOTOR CORTEX; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; BRAIN; NERVE CELL INHIBITION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

BRAIN; COGNITION; HUMANS; MENTAL FATIGUE; NEURAL INHIBITION;

EID: 84907167553     PISSN: 03341763     EISSN: 21910200     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/revneuro-2014-0028     Document Type: Review

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