2006
Brain Connectivity Related to Working Memory Performance
Hampson M, Driesen NR, Skudlarski P, Gore JC, Constable RT. Brain Connectivity Related to Working Memory Performance. Journal Of Neuroscience 2006, 26: 13338-13343. PMID: 17182784, PMCID: PMC2677699, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.3408-06.2006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosterior cingulate cortexMemory taskCognitive tasksCingulate cortexVentral anterior cingulate cortexDifferent cognitive tasksMedial frontal regionsMedial frontal gyrusDefault mode networkAnterior cingulate cortexFunctional imaging studiesCognitive abilitiesIndividual differencesMemory performanceCognitive performanceFrontal gyrusMode networkFrontal regionsFunctional connectivityBrain connectivityBrain areasTaskFunctional connectionsImaging studiesCortex
2005
Neural correlates of temporal-order judgments versus those of spatial-location: Deactivation of hippocampus may facilitate spatial performance
Rekkas P, Westerveld M, Skudlarski P, Zumer J, Pugh K, Spencer D, Constable R. Neural correlates of temporal-order judgments versus those of spatial-location: Deactivation of hippocampus may facilitate spatial performance. Brain And Cognition 2005, 59: 103-113. PMID: 16169136, DOI: 10.1016/j.bandc.2005.05.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTemporal order judgmentsMidfrontal gyrusSpatial performanceLeft superior temporal gyrusSpatial location judgmentsRight midfrontal gyrusSpatial memory processingNegative BOLD signal changesSuperior temporal gyrusMedial frontal gyrusSpatial location informationNeural correlatesAutobiographic memoryMemory processingBOLD signal changesFrontal gyrusMemory demandsTemporal gyrusJudgment typeSpatial retrievalTemporal retrievalGyrusInterest analysisJudgmentsBOLD signal intensity
2000
Network analysis of brain activations in working memory: Behavior and age relationships
Mencl W, Pugh K, Shaywitz S, Shaywitz B, Fulbright R, Constable R, Skudlarski P, Katz L, Marchione K, Lacadie C, Gore J. Network analysis of brain activations in working memory: Behavior and age relationships. Microscopy Research And Technique 2000, 51: 64-74. PMID: 11002354, DOI: 10.1002/1097-0029(20001001)51:1<64::aid-jemt7>3.0.co;2-d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedial temporal lobeFunctional magnetic resonance imagingBrain activationTemporal lobeBetter memory performanceInferior frontal gyrusRight medial temporal lobeRight prefrontal regionsMedial frontal cortexInferior temporal lobeMemory recognitionMemory testMemory performanceInferior frontalPrefrontal regionsFrontal gyrusNew stimuliExtrastriate cortexRehearsal periodMemory impairmentBrain scoreOlder subjectsVisual formAge effectsRecognition periodEffect 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
Auditory Selective Attention: An fMRI Investigation
Pugh K, Shaywitz B, Shaywitz S, Fulbright R, Byrd D, Skudlarski P, Shankweiler D, Katz L, Constable R, Fletcher J, Lacadie C, Marchione K, Gore J. Auditory Selective Attention: An fMRI Investigation. NeuroImage 1996, 4: 159-173. PMID: 9345506, DOI: 10.1006/nimg.1996.0067.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttention systemAnterior attention systemPosterior attention systemAuditory selective attentionInferior frontal regionsInferior frontal gyrusMiddle temporal gyrusDichotic listening conditionsSelective attentionFMRI investigationSpeech tokensPitch judgmentsFrontal gyrusListening conditionsBroca's areaTemporal gyrusNonspeech tasksHemispheric differencesFrontal regionsTone stimuliDichotic conditionsCingulate gyrusGyrusPresent experimentsTaskActivation 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 MRIThe Functional Organization of Brain for Reading and Reading Disability (Dyslexia
Shaywitz B, Shaywitz S, Pugh K, Skudlarski P, Fulbright R, Constable R, Fletcher J, Liberman A, Shankweiler D, Katz L, Bronen R, Marchione K, Lacadie C, Gore J. The Functional Organization of Brain for Reading and Reading Disability (Dyslexia. The Neuroscientist 1996, 2: 245-255. DOI: 10.1177/107385849600200413.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFunctional magnetic resonance imagingPhonological processingLeft inferior frontal gyrusCore cognitive componentLexical-semantic processingInferior frontal gyrusFunctional organizationPhonological tasksCognitive componentsIFG regionsReading DisabilitiesFrontal gyrusComponent processesLanguage functionBilateral activationLinguistic systemWomen's performanceDyslexiaSex differencesReadingConsistent findingCerebral localizationProcessingTaskLanguage
1995
Sex differences in the functional organization of the brain for language
Shaywitz B, Shaywltz S, Pugh K, Constable R, Skudlarski P, Fulbright R, Bronen R, Fletcher J, Shankweiler D, Katz L, Gore J. Sex differences in the functional organization of the brain for language. Nature 1995, 373: 607-609. PMID: 7854416, DOI: 10.1038/373607a0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeft inferior frontal gyrus regionsInferior frontal gyrus regionsRight inferior frontal gyrusSex differencesInferior frontal gyrusFunctional organizationPattern of activationRight-handed subjectsPhonological processingPhonological tasksSemantic tasksBrain activationFrontal gyrusLanguage functionNeural systemsGyrus regionsCerebral hemispheresTaskLanguageBrainGyrusOrganizationMalesProcessingActivation