Functional brain maps of Tower of London performance: A positron emission tomography and functional magnetic resonance imaging study

U Schall; P Johnston; Jim Lagopoulos; M Jüptner; W Jentzen; R Thienel; A Dittmann-Balçar; S Bender; P B Ward

doi:10.1016/S1053-8119(03)00338-0

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Functional brain maps of Tower of London performance: A positron emission tomography and functional magnetic resonance imaging study

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Functional brain maps of Tower of London performance: A positron emission tomography and functional magnetic resonance imaging study

U Schall, P Johnston, Jim Lagopoulos, M Jüptner, W Jentzen, R Thienel, A Dittmann-Balçar, S Bender and P B Ward

NeuroImage, Vol.20(2), pp.1154-1161

2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S1053-8119(03)00338-0

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executive function

functional magnetic resonance imaging

planning

Positron emission tomography

prefrontal cortex

Regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) and blood oxygenation level-dependent (BOLD) contrasts represent different physiological measures of brain activation. The present study aimed to compare two functional brain imaging techniques (functional magnetic resonance imaging versus [15O] positron emission tomography) when using Tower of London (TOL) problems as the activation task. A categorical analysis (task versus baseline) revealed a significant BOLD increase bilaterally for the dorsolateral prefrontal and inferior parietal cortex and for the cerebellum. A parametric haemodynamic response model (or regression analysis) confirmed a task-difficulty-dependent increase of BOLD and rCBF for the cerebellum and the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex. In line with previous studies, a task-difficulty-dependent increase of left-hemispheric rCBF was also detected for the premotor cortex, cingulate, precuneus, and globus pallidus. These results imply consistency across the two neuroimaging modalities, particularly for the assessment of prefrontal brain function when using a parametric TOL adaptation. © 2003 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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Title: Functional brain maps of Tower of London performance: A positron emission tomography and functional magnetic resonance imaging study
Authors: U Schall (Author) - University of Newcastle
P Johnston (Author) - University of Newcastle
Jim Lagopoulos (Author) - Neuroscience Institute of Schizophrenia and Allied Disorders, Australia
M Jüptner (Author) - University of Duisberg-Essen, Germany
W Jentzen (Author) - University of Duisberg-Essen, Germany
R Thienel (Author) - University of Duisberg-Essen, Germany
A Dittmann-Balçar (Author) - University of Duisberg-Essen, Germany
S Bender (Author) - University of Duisberg-Essen, Germany
P B Ward (Author) - University of New South Wales
Publication details: NeuroImage, Vol.20(2), pp.1154-1161
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date published: 2003
DOI: 10.1016/S1053-8119(03)00338-0
ISSN: 1053-8119
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Thompson Institute
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99449954802621
Output Type: Journal article

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