An fMRI investigation of the role of the basal ganglia in reasoning

Abstract Neuropsychological studies highlight the importance of the prefrontal cortex in abstract reasoning ability. The prefrontal cortex is anatomically connected to the basal ganglia through a series of parallel loops. The dorsolateral prefrontal cortex shares relatively greater connectivity with...

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Published in:	Brain research Vol. 1142; pp. 146 - 158
Main Authors:	Melrose, Rebecca J, Poulin, Renee M, Stern, Chantal E
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London Elsevier B.V 20-04-2007 Amsterdam Elsevier New York, NY
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Analysis of Variance Anatomical correlates of behavior Basal Ganglia - blood supply Basal Ganglia - physiology Behavioral psychophysiology Biological and medical sciences Brain Mapping - methods Caudate Executive function Female Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Humans Image Processing, Computer-Assisted Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Memory, Short-Term - physiology Neurology Neuropsychological Tests Oxygen - blood Planning Prefrontal cortex Problem Solving - physiology Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychology. Psychophysiology Reaction Time - physiology Sequencing Working memory Caudate Executive function Prefrontal cortex Working memory Planning Sequencing Human Central nervous system Cognition Basal ganglion Nuclear magnetic resonance imaging Encephalon Caudate nucleus Reasoning Functional imaging
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