Triangulating a cognitive control network using diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and functional MRI.

@article{citeulike:1355797, abstract = {The ability to stop motor responses depends critically on the right inferior frontal cortex (IFC) and also engages a midbrain region consistent with the subthalamic nucleus (STN). Here we used diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) tractography to show that the IFC and the STN region are connected via a white matter tract, which could underlie a "hyperdirect" pathway for basal ganglia control. Using a novel method of "triangulation" analysis of tractography data, we also found that both the IFC and the STN region are connected with the presupplementary motor area (preSMA). We hypothesized that the preSMA could play a conflict detection/resolution role within a network between the preSMA, the IFC, and the STN region. A second experiment tested this idea with functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) using a conditional stop-signal paradigm, enabling examination of behavioral and neural signatures of conflict-induced slowing. The preSMA, IFC, and STN region were significantly activated the greater the conflict-induced slowing. Activation corresponded strongly with spatial foci predicted by the DWI tract analysis, as well as with foci activated by complete response inhibition. The results illustrate how tractography can reveal connections that are verifiable with fMRI. The results also demonstrate a three-way functional-anatomical network in the right hemisphere that could either brake or completely stop responses.}, address = {Department of Psychology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA. adamaron@ucsd.edu}, author = {Aron, A. R. and Behrens, T. E. and Smith, S. and Frank, M. J. and Poldrack, R. A. }, citeulike-article-id = {1355797}, doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0519-07.2007}, issn = {1529-2401}, journal = {J Neurosci}, keywords = {cognitive\_control\_network, diffusion-weighted\_imaging, fmri}, month = {April}, number = {14}, pages = {3743--3752}, posted-at = {2007-06-01 16:36:27}, priority = {2}, title = {Triangulating a cognitive control network using diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and functional MRI.}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0519-07.2007}, volume = {27}, year = {2007} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1355797 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1355797 TI - Triangulating a cognitive control network using diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and functional MRI. JF - J Neurosci VL - 27 IS - 14 SP - 3743 EP - 3752 AD - Department of Psychology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA. adamaron@ucsd.edu SN - 1529-2401 N2 - The ability to stop motor responses depends critically on the right inferior frontal cortex (IFC) and also engages a midbrain region consistent with the subthalamic nucleus (STN). Here we used diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) tractography to show that the IFC and the STN region are connected via a white matter tract, which could underlie a "hyperdirect" pathway for basal ganglia control. Using a novel method of "triangulation" analysis of tractography data, we also found that both the IFC and the STN region are connected with the presupplementary motor area (preSMA). We hypothesized that the preSMA could play a conflict detection/resolution role within a network between the preSMA, the IFC, and the STN region. A second experiment tested this idea with functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) using a conditional stop-signal paradigm, enabling examination of behavioral and neural signatures of conflict-induced slowing. The preSMA, IFC, and STN region were significantly activated the greater the conflict-induced slowing. Activation corresponded strongly with spatial foci predicted by the DWI tract analysis, as well as with foci activated by complete response inhibition. The results illustrate how tractography can reveal connections that are verifiable with fMRI. The results also demonstrate a three-way functional-anatomical network in the right hemisphere that could either brake or completely stop responses. KW - cognitive_control_network KW - diffusion-weighted_imaging KW - fmri AU - Aron, AR AU - Behrens, TE AU - Smith, S AU - Frank, MJ AU - Poldrack, RA PY - 2007/04/04/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0519-07.2007 ER -