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14962404

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2-3
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-2-13
pubmed:abstractText
The term "executive functions" refers to a range of cognitive processes, their common feature being the coordination of information processing and action control. Cortico-subcortical circuits which connect the prefrontal cortex (PFC), the basal ganglia and the cerebellum via the thalamus are believed to serve as neuroanatomical substrates of executive processing. This paper focuses on information processing related to executive functions by the PFC and related subcortical regions. Findings are mainly derived from neuropsychological investigations of brain-damaged patients but also from imaging studies in healthy subjects. There is evidence for subtle differences between these regions with respect to the cognitive mechanisms contributing to inhibition of habitual responses, task management/multitasking and set shifting, although the data base is sparse so far.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0001-6918
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
115
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
271-89
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Cortico-subcortical contributions to executive control.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neuropsychology, Faculty of Psychology, Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, Ruhr-University of Bochum, 44780 Bochum, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review