Project

The neural basis of the executive functions response selection and memory updating by means of ERP and fMRI

Code
01P00805
Duration
15 October 2007 → 30 September 2008
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Research disciplines
  • Social sciences
    • Animal experimental and comparative psychology
    • Applied psychology
    • Biological and physiological psychology
    • Cognitive science and intelligent systems
    • Developmental psychology and ageing
    • Human experimental psychology
  • Medical and health sciences
    • Neurosciences
    • Neurosciences
    • Neurosciences
Keywords
ERP cognitive control executive functions fMRI
 
Project description

The brain is known to comprise an executive control system which enables goaldirected behavior. The question whether executive control is a unitary system, was recently introduced as a possible way to address the theoretical issues around executive control. The purpose of this experimental research project is to investigate whether executive control can be fractionated into a number of executive functions.