Executive control emerging from dynamic interactions between brain systems mediating language, working memory and attentional processes Export

@article{citeulike:820389, abstract = {In this theoretical paper, we review findings from a series of recent behavioral and functional neuroimaging studies of working memory and executive control which provide evidence for the following theses: 1. Working memory in humans is represented by two brain systems which differ from each other with respect to their functional-neuroanatomical organization and probably also with respect to their evolutionary origin. 2. One of these brain systems relies on prefronto-parietal and prefronto-temporal cortical networks that presumably also mediate attentional selection by the top–down modulation of domain-specific sensory association areas towards behaviorally relevant information. 3. The other system is implemented by mainly left-hemispheric premotor and parietal brain regions which to a greater part also underlie language functions and which may also be involved in the retrieval and maintenance of verbal goal representations during advance preparation for task switches. 4. Context-sensitive behavioral adaptation is supported by a complementary mechanism for the detection of conflicts and for the triggering of cognitive control processes that relies on parts of the medial frontal cortex. Based on these empirical results reported in the literature we propose a neurocognitive model of executive control according to which the human ability to flexibly adapt to changing behavioral requirements, i.e. executive control, depends on dynamic and context-sensitive interactions between these brain systems.}, author = {Gruber, O.}, booktitle = {Executive Control of Human Action}, citeulike-article-id = {820389}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2003.12.003}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0001-6918(03)00111-2}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14962396}, citeulike-linkout-3 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=14962396}, citeulike-linkout-4 = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6V5T-4BGHJJ8-1/2/c6ba3bb8d32cd7df4bb100fb8d6b5259}, doi = {10.1016/j.actpsy.2003.12.003}, issn = {00016918}, journal = {Acta Psychologica}, keywords = {attention, cortex, exec-control, functional-neuroanatomical\_organization, interaction, language, memory, task-switch}, month = {March}, number = {2-3}, pages = {105--121}, posted-at = {2008-04-14 15:37:05}, priority = {2}, title = {Executive control emerging from dynamic interactions between brain systems mediating language, working memory and attentional processes}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2003.12.003}, volume = {115}, year = {2004} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:820389 L3 - citeulike-article-id:820389 N2 - In this theoretical paper, we review findings from a series of recent behavioral and functional neuroimaging studies of working memory and executive control which provide evidence for the following theses: 1. Working memory in humans is represented by two brain systems which differ from each other with respect to their functional-neuroanatomical organization and probably also with respect to their evolutionary origin. 2. One of these brain systems relies on prefronto-parietal and prefronto-temporal cortical networks that presumably also mediate attentional selection by the top–down modulation of domain-specific sensory association areas towards behaviorally relevant information. 3. The other system is implemented by mainly left-hemispheric premotor and parietal brain regions which to a greater part also underlie language functions and which may also be involved in the retrieval and maintenance of verbal goal representations during advance preparation for task switches. 4. Context-sensitive behavioral adaptation is supported by a complementary mechanism for the detection of conflicts and for the triggering of cognitive control processes that relies on parts of the medial frontal cortex. Based on these empirical results reported in the literature we propose a neurocognitive model of executive control according to which the human ability to flexibly adapt to changing behavioral requirements, i.e. executive control, depends on dynamic and context-sensitive interactions between these brain systems. IS - 2-3 JF - Acta Psychologica SN - 00016918 EP - 121 TI - Executive control emerging from dynamic interactions between brain systems mediating language, working memory and attentional processes VL - 115 T2 - Executive Control of Human Action SP - 105 KW - attention KW - cortex KW - exec-control KW - functional-neuroanatomical_organization KW - interaction KW - language KW - memory KW - task-switch AU - Gruber, O PY - 2004/03// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2003.12.003 ER -