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ERIC Number: EJ965910
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Aug
Pages: 7
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0278-2626
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Neural Activation Underlying Cognitive Control in the Context of Neutral and Affectively Charged Pictures in Children
Lamm, Connie; White, Lauren K.; McDermott, Jennifer Martin; Fox, Nathan A.
Brain and Cognition, v79 n3 p181-187 Aug 2012
The neural correlates of cognitive control for typically developing 9-year-old children were examined using dense-array ERPs and estimates of cortical activation (LORETA) during a go/no-go task with two conditions: a neutral picture condition and an affectively charged picture condition. Activation was estimated for the entire cortex after which data were exported for four regions of interests (ROIs): ventrolateral prefrontal cortex (VLPFC), dorsal anterior cingulate cortex (dACC), dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC), and orbitofrontal/ventromedial prefrontal cortex (OFC/VMPFC). Results revealed faster reaction times, greater N2 activation, and greater prefrontal activation for the affectively charged picture condition than the neutral picture condition. The findings are discussed in reference to the impact of affective stimuli on recruitment of specific brain regions involved in cognitive control. (Contains 2 tables and 5 figures.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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