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