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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-9-27
pubmed:abstractText
In the episodic retrieval (ER) domain, activations in right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) are often attributed to postretrieval monitoring. Yet, right DLPFC activations are also frequently found during nonmemory tasks. To investigate the role of this region across different cognitive functions, we directly compared brain activity during ER and visual perception (VP) using event-related functional magnetic resonance imaging. In the ER task, participants decided whether words were old or new, whereas in the VP task, they decided which of the two colored screen areas was larger. In both tasks, each decision was followed by a confidence rating. The main finding was that right DLPFC (Brodmann area 46/10) activity was greater for low- than for high-confidence decisions in both tasks, demonstrating a general role in decision making. Even when reaction times (RTs) were included in the model, confidence remained the significant predictor of activity, suggesting that right DLPFC is involved in discontinuous evaluation rather than in continuous monitoring. In contrast, activity in anterior cingulate cortex was not only greater for low-confidence decisions but also increased with RT, reflecting a role in continuous conflict monitoring. Overall, the results demonstrate how direct cross-function comparisons clarify the generality and specificity of the functions of various brain regions.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
1047-3211
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
16
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1623-30
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:16400154-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:16400154-Confidence Intervals, pubmed-meshheading:16400154-Conflict (Psychology), pubmed-meshheading:16400154-Data Interpretation, Statistical, pubmed-meshheading:16400154-Decision Making, pubmed-meshheading:16400154-Female, pubmed-meshheading:16400154-Functional Laterality, pubmed-meshheading:16400154-Gyrus Cinguli, pubmed-meshheading:16400154-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:16400154-Image Processing, Computer-Assisted, pubmed-meshheading:16400154-Magnetic Resonance Imaging, pubmed-meshheading:16400154-Male, pubmed-meshheading:16400154-Memory, pubmed-meshheading:16400154-Mental Processes, pubmed-meshheading:16400154-Photic Stimulation, pubmed-meshheading:16400154-Prefrontal Cortex, pubmed-meshheading:16400154-Psychomotor Performance, pubmed-meshheading:16400154-Reaction Time, pubmed-meshheading:16400154-Regression Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:16400154-Visual Perception
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Role of prefrontal and anterior cingulate regions in decision-making processes shared by memory and nonmemory tasks.
pubmed:affiliation
Center for Cognitive Neuroscience, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural