All Relations between executive functions and prefrontal cortex

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Marie-Anne Vanderhasselt, Rudi De Raedt, Chris Baeken, Lemke Leyman, Hugo D'haene. The influence of rTMS over the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex on intentional set switching. Experimental brain research. vol 172. issue 4. 2007-01-26. PMID:16724174. the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (dlpfc) has been associated with executive functions, such as task set switching. 2007-01-26 2023-08-12 human
Kirk I Erickson, Stanley J Colcombe, Steriani Elavsky, Edward McAuley, Donna L Korol, Paige E Scalf, Arthur F Krame. Interactive effects of fitness and hormone treatment on brain health in postmenopausal women. Neurobiology of aging. vol 28. issue 2. 2007-01-09. PMID:16406152. here we report two unique and important results: (a) hrt treatment up to 10 years in duration spares gray matter in prefrontal cortex and is associated with better performance on measures of executive function, whereas hrt treatment beyond 10 years in duration increases the degree of prefrontal deterioration and amplifies the decline on measures of executive functioning (b) higher fitness levels augment the effects of shorter durations of hormone treatment and ameliorate the declines associated with prolonged hormone treatment. 2007-01-09 2023-08-12 human
Matthew N Hill, Larissa M Froese, Anna C Morrish, Jane C Sun, Stan B Floresc. Alterations in behavioral flexibility by cannabinoid CB1 receptor agonists and antagonists. Psychopharmacology. vol 187. issue 2. 2006-12-22. PMID:16752140. cannabinoid cb1 receptors are expressed in the prefrontal cortex, but their role in mediating executive functions such as behavioral flexibility is unclear. 2006-12-22 2023-08-12 Not clear
Yuki Otsuka, Naoyuki Osaka, Masanao Morishita, Hirohito Kondo, Mariko Osak. Decreased activation of anterior cingulate cortex in the working memory of the elderly. Neuroreport. vol 17. issue 14. 2006-12-12. PMID:16957592. we found an age-related difference in executive function in the prefrontal cortex; younger participants showed significant anterior cingulate cortex activation whereas the elderly did not. 2006-12-12 2023-08-12 human
Michael Wagner, Tonia A Rihs, Urs P Mosimann, Hans U Fisch, Thomas E Schlaepfe. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex affects divided attention immediately after cessation of stimulation. Journal of psychiatric research. vol 40. issue 4. 2006-10-30. PMID:16055155. this study examined effects of rtms on three measures of executive function in healthy subjects who received one single rtms session (40 trains of 2 s duration 20 hz stimuli) at the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (dlpfc). 2006-10-30 2023-08-12 human
Katrin Morgen, Gebhard Sammer, Susan M Courtney, Tobias Wolters, Hanne Melchior, Carlo R Blecker, Patrick Oschmann, Manfred Kaps, Dieter Vait. Evidence for a direct association between cortical atrophy and cognitive impairment in relapsing-remitting MS. NeuroImage. vol 30. issue 3. 2006-10-26. PMID:16360321. among patients, but not healthy controls, performance on the pasat, a comprehensive measure of cognitive function and reference task for the cognitive evaluation of ms-patients, correlated with global grey matter volume as well as with grey matter volume in regions associated with working memory and executive function, including bilateral prefrontal cortex, precentral gyrus and superior parietal cortex as well as right cerebellum. 2006-10-26 2023-08-12 human
Jazmin Camchong, Kara A Dyckman, Caroline E Chapman, Nathan E Yanasak, Jennifer E McDowel. Basal ganglia-thalamocortical circuitry disruptions in schizophrenia during delayed response tasks. Biological psychiatry. vol 60. issue 3. 2006-09-22. PMID:16458267. schizophrenia is characterized by executive functioning deficits, presumably mediated by prefrontal cortex dysfunction. 2006-09-22 2023-08-12 human
Amy L Krain, Amanda M Wilson, Robert Arbuckle, F Xavier Castellanos, Michael P Milha. Distinct neural mechanisms of risk and ambiguity: a meta-analysis of decision-making. NeuroImage. vol 32. issue 1. 2006-09-15. PMID:16632383. given recent emphasis on the role of ofc in affectively laden "hot" executive function and dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (dlpfc) in more purely cognitive "cool" executive function, we hypothesize that the neural substrates of decision-making may differ depending on the nature of the decision required. 2006-09-15 2023-08-12 human
Pedro Cabra. Attention deficit disorders: are we barking up the wrong tree? European journal of paediatric neurology : EJPN : official journal of the European Paediatric Neurology Society. vol 10. issue 2. 2006-09-12. PMID:16617029. the series of related interactions includes a cyclic deactivation of the dorso-lateral portion of the prefrontal cortex (dlpfc) during sleep, suspending executive functions, co-occurring with rhythmic periods of decreased noradrenergic tonus. 2006-09-12 2023-08-12 Not clear
Elizabeth M Tunbridge, Paul J Harrison, Daniel R Weinberge. Catechol-o-methyltransferase, cognition, and psychosis: Val158Met and beyond. Biological psychiatry. vol 60. issue 2. 2006-08-28. PMID:16476412. we then describe how variation in comt activity affects the function of the prefrontal cortex (pfc) and associated areas, reviewing evidence that comt modulates executive function and working memory and highlighting recent data that also implicate it in emotional processing. 2006-08-28 2023-08-12 Not clear
A Szöke, F Schürhoff, A Méary, F Mathieu, F Chevalier, A Trandafir, C Alter, I Roy, F Bellivier, M Leboye. Lack of influence of COMT and NET genes variants on executive functions in schizophrenic and bipolar patients, their first-degree relatives and controls. American journal of medical genetics. Part B, Neuropsychiatric genetics : the official publication of the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics. vol 141B. issue 5. 2006-08-16. PMID:16741933. both schizophrenic and bipolar subjects have executive functions (ef) deficits, thought to reflect abnormal pfc function. 2006-08-16 2023-08-12 human
Julie M Gottselig, Martin Adam, Julia V Rétey, Ramin Khatami, Peter Achermann, Hans-Peter Landol. Random number generation during sleep deprivation: effects of caffeine on response maintenance and stereotypy. Journal of sleep research. vol 15. issue 1. 2006-07-12. PMID:16490000. random number generation (rng) is thought to provide a sensitive index of executive functions that rely on the prefrontal cortex. 2006-07-12 2023-08-12 human
Stan B Floresco, Orsolya Magyar, Sarvin Ghods-Sharifi, Claudia Vexelman, Maric T L Ts. Multiple dopamine receptor subtypes in the medial prefrontal cortex of the rat regulate set-shifting. Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology. vol 31. issue 2. 2006-07-06. PMID:16012531. in comparison, less is known about the importance of distinct pfc da receptor subtypes in mediating executive functions such as set-shifting. 2006-07-06 2023-08-12 rat
Vaibhav A Diwadkar, Debra M Montrose, Diana Dworakowski, John A Sweeney, Matcheri S Keshava. Genetically predisposed offspring with schizotypal features: an ultra high-risk group for schizophrenia? Progress in neuro-psychopharmacology & biological psychiatry. vol 30. issue 2. 2006-06-08. PMID:16318899. in the current study the authors assessed whether functional deficits in working memory assessed using the oculomotor delayed response task (odr) and executive function assessed using the wisconsin card sort task (wcst), and structural deficits in prefrontal cortex, in the adolescent offspring of patients were predictive of schizotypy. 2006-06-08 2023-08-12 Not clear
Keith K H Wong, Ronald R Grunstein, Delwyn J Bartlett, Evian Gordo. Brain function in obstructive sleep apnea: results from the Brain Resource International Database. Journal of integrative neuroscience. vol 5. issue 1. 2006-06-08. PMID:16544369. obstructive sleep apnea (osa) is expected to impair vigilance and executive functioning, owing to the sensitivity of the prefrontal cortex to the effects of sleep fragmentation and intermittent hypoxia. 2006-06-08 2023-08-12 human
Yoshiki Matsuda, Aude Marzo, Satoru Otan. The presence of background dopamine signal converts long-term synaptic depression to potentiation in rat prefrontal cortex. The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience. vol 26. issue 18. 2006-05-31. PMID:16672653. executive functions of the brain are believed to require tonic dopamine inputs to the prefrontal cortex (pfc). 2006-05-31 2023-08-12 rat
Yoshiki Matsuda, Aude Marzo, Satoru Otan. The presence of background dopamine signal converts long-term synaptic depression to potentiation in rat prefrontal cortex. The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience. vol 26. issue 18. 2006-05-31. PMID:16672653. it is unclear, however, how this background dopamine activity controls synaptic plasticity in the pfc, a possible underlying mechanism of executive functions. 2006-05-31 2023-08-12 rat
Mirjana Carli, Marta Baviera, Roberto W Invernizzi, Claudia Balducc. Dissociable contribution of 5-HT1A and 5-HT2A receptors in the medial prefrontal cortex to different aspects of executive control such as impulsivity and compulsive perseveration in rats. Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology. vol 31. issue 4. 2006-05-25. PMID:16192987. several lines of evidence suggest a pathophysiological role for glutamate nmda receptors in the prefrontal cortex in schizophrenia and associated disorders in attention and executive functioning. 2006-05-25 2023-08-12 rat
P Kittler, S J Krinsky-McHale, D A Devenn. Verbal intrusions precede memory decline in adults with Down syndrome. Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDR. vol 50. issue Pt 1. 2006-05-09. PMID:16316425. verbal intrusion errors are irrelevant responses made in the course of verbal memory retrieval or language production that have been associated with disruption of executive functions and the prefrontal cortex. 2006-05-09 2023-08-12 Not clear
José A Apud, Daniel R Weinberge. Pharmacogenetic tools for the development of target-oriented cognitive-enhancing drugs. NeuroRx : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics. vol 3. issue 1. 2006-05-02. PMID:16490417. the identification of the anatomical and physiological substrates involved in the regulation of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex function in humans provided the basis for the understanding of mechanisms involved in cognitive and executive function under normal as well as pathological conditions. 2006-05-02 2023-08-12 Not clear