2008
Refreshing One of Several Active Representations: Behavioral and Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Differences between Young and Older Adults
Raye CL, Mitchell KJ, Reeder JA, Greene EJ, Johnson MK. Refreshing One of Several Active Representations: Behavioral and Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Differences between Young and Older Adults. Journal Of Cognitive Neuroscience 2008, 20: 852-862. PMID: 18201130, DOI: 10.1162/jocn.2008.20508.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentral frontal cortexActive representationOlder adultsFrontal cortexIrrelevant informationFunctional magnetic resonance imaging studyLeft dorsolateral frontal cortexYoung adultsDissociation of functionAge-related differencesDorsolateral frontal cortexMagnetic resonance imaging studyExecutive processesResonance imaging studyExecutive functionResponse timeNew wordsAnterior cingulateAge-related decreaseBehavioral studiesActive itemWordsCortexImaging differencesMedial area
2007
Refreshing: A Minimal Executive Function
Raye CL, Johnson MK, Mitchell KJ, Greene EJ, Johnson MR. Refreshing: A Minimal Executive Function. Cortex 2007, 43: 135-145. PMID: 17334213, DOI: 10.1016/s0010-9452(08)70451-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLateral anterior prefrontal cortexDorsolateral prefrontal cortexAnterior prefrontal cortexPrefrontal cortexExecutive functionHealthy young adult participantsVentrolateral prefrontal cortexYoung adult participantsSpecific mental representationsNon-automatic processesExecutive processesMental representationsRehearsal conditionsExperiment 1PFC areasExperiment 2Functional connectivityAdult participantsDifferent functional connectivityBrain areasACT condition
2004
An Age-Related Deficit in Prefrontal Cortical Function Associated With Refreshing Information
Johnson MK, Mitchell KJ, Raye CL, Greene EJ. An Age-Related Deficit in Prefrontal Cortical Function Associated With Refreshing Information. Psychological Science 2004, 15: 127-132. PMID: 14738520, DOI: 10.1111/j.0963-7214.2004.01502009.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingLong-term memory benefitsYoung adultsOlder adultsBasic cognitive processesDorsolateral prefrontal cortexMemory benefitsCognitive processesCognitive tasksPrefrontal cortexFrontal componentReflective operationsPoor performanceAdultsDeficitsMagnetic resonance imagingFunction AssociatedResonance imagingTaskCortexItemsStrong evidenceInformation