The role of default network deactivation in cognition and disease

A Anticevic, MW Cole, JD Murray, PR Corlett… - Trends in cognitive …, 2012 - cell.com
A considerable body of evidence has accumulated over recent years on the functions of the
default-mode network (DMN)–a set of brain regions whose activity is high when the mind is …

Brain networks and α-oscillations: structural and functional foundations of cognitive control

S Sadaghiani, A Kleinschmidt - Trends in cognitive sciences, 2016 - cell.com
The most salient electrical signal measured from the human brain is the α-rhythm, neural
activity oscillating at∼ 100ms intervals. Recent findings challenge the longstanding dogma …

Review of the evidence on, and fundamental questions about, efforts to improve executive functions, including working memory

A Diamond, DS Ling - Cognitive and working memory training …, 2020 - books.google.com
Review of the evidence on, and fundamental questions about, efforts to improve executive
functions, including working memory Page 166 8 Review of the Evidence on, and Fundamental …

[HTML][HTML] Neuromodulation of thought: flexibilities and vulnerabilities in prefrontal cortical network synapses

AFT Arnsten, MJ Wang, CD Paspalas - Neuron, 2012 - cell.com
This review describes unique neuromodulatory influences on working memory prefrontal
cortical (PFC) circuits that coordinate cognitive strength with arousal state. Working memory …

Video games and spatial cognition

I Spence, J Feng - Review of general psychology, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
Video game enthusiasts spend many hours at play, and this intense activity has the potential
to alter both brain and behavior. We review studies that investigate the ability of video …

Characterizing brain cortical plasticity and network dynamics across the age-span in health and disease with TMS-EEG and TMS-fMRI

A Pascual-Leone, C Freitas, L Oberman, JC Horvath… - Brain topography, 2011 - Springer
Brain plasticity can be conceptualized as nature's invention to overcome limitations of the
genome and adapt to a rapidly changing environment. As such, plasticity is an intrinsic …

Aging white matter and cognition: differential effects of regional variations in diffusion properties on memory, executive functions, and speed

KM Kennedy, N Raz - Neuropsychologia, 2009 - Elsevier
Disruption of cerebral white matter has been proposed as an explanation for age-related
cognitive declines. However, the role of specific regions in specific cognitive declines …

Preventing dementia? Interventional approaches in mild cognitive impairment

V Lissek, B Suchan - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is defined as an intermediate state between normal
cognitive aging and dementia. It describes a status of the subjective impression of cognitive …

Brain gray matter deficits at 33-year follow-up in adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder established in childhood

E Proal, PT Reiss, RG Klein, S Mannuzza… - Archives of general …, 2011 - jamanetwork.com
Context Volumetric studies have reported relatively decreased cortical thickness and gray
matter volumes in adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) whose …

Default network modulation and large-scale network interactivity in healthy young and old adults

RN Spreng, DL Schacter - Cerebral Cortex, 2012 - academic.oup.com
We investigated age-related changes in default, attention, and control network activity and
their interactions in young and old adults. Brain activity during autobiographical and …