Functional Specialization within Rostral Prefrontal Cortex (Area 10): A Meta-analysis
University College London · Max Planck Society · +3 more institutions
Abstract
One of the least well understood regions of the human brain is rostral prefrontal cortex, approximating Brodmann's area 10. Here, we investigate the possibility that there are functional subdivisions within this region by conducting a meta-analysis of 104 functional neuroimaging studies (using positron emission tomography/functional magnetic resonance imaging). Studies involving working memory and episodic memory retrieval were disproportionately associated with lateral activations, whereas studies involving mentalizing (i.e., attending to one's own emotions and mental states or those of other agents) were disproportionately associated with medial activations. Functional variation was also observed along a…
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Authors
7- SJSam J. GilbertCorresponding
University College London
- SSStephanie Spengler
Max Planck Society, Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, University College London
- JSJon S. Simons
University College London
- JDJ. Douglas Steele
University of Aberdeen
- SMStephen M. Lawrie
University of Edinburgh
Topics & keywords
- Psychology
- Prefrontal cortex
- Functional magnetic resonance imaging
- Neuroscience
- Working memory
- Episodic memory
- Functional neuroimaging
- Functional specialization