Functional disconnection of a prefrontal cortical-dorsal striatal system disrupts choice reaction time performance: implications for attentional function.

This series of experiments investigated the role of a prefrontal cortical–dorsal striatal circuit in attention, using a continuous performance task of sustained and spatially divided visual attention. A unilateral excitotoxic lesion of the medial prefrontal cortex and a contralateral lesion of the m...

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Publicado en:Behavioral Neuroscience Vol. 115; no. 4; pp. 812 - 826
Autores principales: Christakou, Anastasia, Robbins, Trevor W., Everitt, Barry J.
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Publicado: American Psychological Association August 2001
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