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A supramodal network for response inhibition

Published inNeuroreport, vol. 21, no. 3, p. 191-195
Publication date2010
Abstract

Response inhibition is the capacity to suppress inappropriate actions and is considered to be a fundamental executive function. This study investigated whether the neural correlates of response inhibition are organized along supramodal or modality-specific principles. For this purpose, we used event-related functional magnetic resonance imaging in a go-nogo task with auditory and visual stimuli. Common activation relating to response inhibition across modalities was observed in a frontoparietal network including the ventrolateral prefrontal cortex. In contrast, there was no modality-specific activation related to response inhibition in the prefrontal cortex. These findings suggest that the neural correlates of response inhibition have a supramodal organization, which is consistent with its role as a core executive function.

Keywords
  • Adult
  • Brain Mapping
  • Evoked Potentials
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted
  • Inhibition (Psychology)
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Nerve Net/physiology
  • Prefrontal Cortex/physiology
  • Young Adult
Affiliation entities Not a UNIGE publication
Citation (ISO format)
WALTHER, Stephan et al. A supramodal network for response inhibition. In: Neuroreport, 2010, vol. 21, n° 3, p. 191–195. doi: 10.1097/WNR.0b013e328335640f
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