In:
Journal of Neurophysiology, American Physiological Society, Vol. 83, No. 6 ( 2000-06-01), p. 3575-3577
Kurzfassung:
Recent imaging studies have implicated the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) in various cognitive functions, including attention. However, until now, there was no evidence for changes in neuronal activity of individual ACC neurons during performance of tasks that require attention and effortful thought. We hypothesized these neurons must exist in the human ACC. In this study, we present electrophysiological data from microelectrode single neuron recordings in the human ACC of neuronal modulation during attention-demanding tasks in 19% of 36 neurons tested. These findings provide the first direct evidence of an influence of a cognitive state on the spontaneous neuronal activity of human ACC neurons.
Materialart:
Online-Ressource
ISSN:
0022-3077
,
1522-1598
DOI:
10.1152/jn.2000.83.6.3575
RVK:
XA 10000 ; XA 552555
Sprache:
Englisch
Verlag:
American Physiological Society
Publikationsdatum:
2000
ZDB Id:
80161-6
ZDB Id:
1467889-5
