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
1993
Functional brain imaging at 1.5 T using conventional gradient echo MR imaging techniques
Constable R, McCarthy G, Allison T, Anderson A, Gore J. Functional brain imaging at 1.5 T using conventional gradient echo MR imaging techniques. Magnetic Resonance Imaging 1993, 11: 451-459. PMID: 8316058, DOI: 10.1016/0730-725x(93)90463-n.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMotor cortexUse of MRMR imaging techniquesMotor areaEffects of activationNormal volunteersFrontal lobeVisual cortexMR imaging methodsBrain functionFunctional brainCortexExcellent depictionStimulus parametersVisual stimuliBrainGradient-echo imaging sequenceSignal changesImaging sequenceImaging techniquesSimilar responsesMsecActivationPhysiological responsesClinical scanner