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Meta-analytic evidence for a superordinate cognitive control network subserving diverse executive functions.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  22282036     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Classic cognitive theory conceptualizes executive functions as involving multiple specific domains, including initiation, inhibition, working memory, flexibility, planning, and vigilance. Lesion and neuroimaging experiments over the past two decades have suggested that both common and unique processes contribute to executive functions during higher cognition. It has been suggested that a superordinate fronto-cingulo-parietal network supporting cognitive control may also underlie a range of distinct executive functions. To test this hypothesis in the largest sample to date, we used quantitative meta-analytic methods to analyze 193 functional neuroimaging studies of 2,832 healthy individuals, ages 18-60, in which performance on executive function measures was contrasted with an active control condition. A common pattern of activation was observed in the prefrontal, dorsal anterior cingulate, and parietal cortices across executive function domains, supporting the idea that executive functions are supported by a superordinate cognitive control network. However, domain-specific analyses showed some variation in the recruitment of anterior prefrontal cortex, anterior and midcingulate regions, and unique subcortical regions such as the basal ganglia and cerebellum. These results are consistent with the existence of a superordinate cognitive control network in the brain, involving dorsolateral prefrontal, anterior cingulate, and parietal cortices, that supports a broad range of executive functions.
Authors:
Tara A Niendam; Angela R Laird; Kimberly L Ray; Y Monica Dean; David C Glahn; Cameron S Carter
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Meta-Analysis; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Cognitive, affective & behavioral neuroscience     Volume:  12     ISSN:  1531-135X     ISO Abbreviation:  Cogn Affect Behav Neurosci     Publication Date:  2012 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2012-05-02     Completed Date:  2012-09-04     Revised Date:  2013-04-10    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101083946     Medline TA:  Cogn Affect Behav Neurosci     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  241-68     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Imaging Research Center, University of California, Davis, 4701 X Street, Suite E, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA. tniendam@ucdavis.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Brain / blood supply,  physiology*,  radionuclide imaging
Brain Mapping*
Cognition / physiology*
Executive Function / physiology*
Female
Functional Laterality
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Neural Pathways / blood supply,  physiology,  radionuclide imaging
Neuroimaging*
Neuropsychological Tests
Visual Perception
Young Adult
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
1R24MH081807/MH/NIMH NIH HHS; 2R01MH059883/MH/NIMH NIH HHS; K23 MH087708/MH/NIMH NIH HHS; K23MH087708/MH/NIMH NIH HHS; R01 MH078143/MH/NIMH NIH HHS; R01 MH083824/MH/NIMH NIH HHS; R01MH074457/MH/NIMH NIH HHS; R01MH078143/MH/NIMH NIH HHS; R01MH083824/MH/NIMH NIH HHS

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