prefrontal cortex and the executive control of attention

We review two studies aimed at understanding the role of prefrontal cortex (PFC) in the control of attention. The first study examined which attentional functions are critically dependent on PFC by removing PFC unilaterally and transecting the forebrain commissures in two macaques. The monkeys fixat...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:

Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:	Experimental brain research 2009-01, Vol.192 (3), p.489-497
Hauptverfasser:	Rossi, Andrew F, Pessoa, Luiz, Desimone, Robert, Ungerleider, Leslie G
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anatomical correlates of behavior Animals Attention - physiology Behavioral psychophysiology Biological and medical sciences Biomedical and Life Sciences Biomedicine Brain Mapping Cognition - physiology Corpus Callosum - anatomy & histology Corpus Callosum - physiology Corpus Callosum - surgery Cues Denervation Experiments Feedback - physiology Functional Laterality - physiology Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Macaca Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Mental Processes - physiology Motor control and motor pathways. Reflexes. Control centers of vegetative functions. Vestibular system and equilibration Neural Pathways - anatomy & histology Neural Pathways - physiology Neurology Neuropsychological Tests Neurosciences Parietal Lobe - anatomy & histology Parietal Lobe - physiology Photic Stimulation Prefrontal Cortex - anatomy & histology Prefrontal Cortex - physiology Prefrontal Cortex - surgery Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychology. Psychophysiology Psychomotor Performance - physiology Review Vertebrates: nervous system and sense organs Visual Cortex - anatomy & histology Visual Cortex - physiology Visual Perception - physiology Volition - physiology
Online-Zugang:	Volltext
Tags:	Tag hinzufügen Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!

Schreiben Sie den ersten Kommentar!