2001
The Functional Neural Architecture of Components of Attention in Language-Processing Tasks
Shaywitz B, Shaywitz S, Pugh K, Fulbright R, Skudlarski P, Mencl W, Constable R, Marchione K, Fletcher J, Klorman R, Lacadie C, Gore J. The Functional Neural Architecture of Components of Attention in Language-Processing Tasks. NeuroImage 2001, 13: 601-612. PMID: 11305889, DOI: 10.1006/nimg.2000.0726.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInferior frontal sitesFrontal sitesAttentional controlExecutive functionFunctional neural architectureFunctional magnetic resonanceLanguage processing tasksLeft hemisphere sitesSelective attentionPerceptual selectivityRight-handed manParietal sitesRight hemisphereCortical systemsLanguage processingNeural architectureFrontal cortexIncreased activationHemisphere sitesWordsTaskImportant dimensionSpecific functional aspectsAttentionProcessing
2000
Effect of Estrogen on Brain Activation Patterns in Postmenopausal Women During Working Memory Tasks
Shaywitz S, Shaywitz B, Pugh K, Fulbright R, Skudlarski P, Mencl W, Constable R, Naftolin F, Palter S, Marchione K, Katz L, Shankweiler D, Fletcher J, Lacadie C, Keltz M, Gore J. Effect of Estrogen on Brain Activation Patterns in Postmenopausal Women During Working Memory Tasks. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey 2000, 55: 227-228. DOI: 10.1097/00006254-200004000-00021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBrain activation patternsSuperior frontal gyrusMemory taskFrontal gyrusCognitive functionActivation patternsPronounceable nonsense wordsVerbal memory taskFunctional magnetic resonance imagingWorking Memory TaskRight superior frontal gyrusFunctional magnetic resonanceInferior parietal lobuleVerbal storageNonverbal stimuliNonsense wordsStimulus typeParietal lobuleLeft hemisphereRight hemisphereEffects of estrogenTamil lettersPlacebo conditionMagnetic resonance imagingRetrieval tasks
1996
Activation of Human Prefrontal Cortex during Spatial and Nonspatial Working Memory Tasks Measured by Functional MRI
McCarthy G, Puce A, Constable T, Krystal J, Gore J, Goldman-Rakic P. Activation of Human Prefrontal Cortex during Spatial and Nonspatial Working Memory Tasks Measured by Functional MRI. Cerebral Cortex 1996, 6: 600-611. PMID: 8670685, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/6.4.600.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMiddle frontal gyrusMemory taskPrefrontal cortexHuman prefrontal cortexShape taskFrontal gyrusLeft hemisphereNonspatial working memory tasksSuccessive visual stimuliWorking Memory TaskInferior frontal gyrusTarget detection taskFunctional magnetic resonanceMnemonic contentMnemonic componentsPFC activationMemory domainAreas of activationMemory processesTask onsetVisual stimuliHemispheric activationRight hemisphereDetection taskFunctional MRI