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The role of prefrontal cortex in working-memory capacity, executive attention, and general fluid intelligence: An individual-differences perspective
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Kane, Michael J. Engle, Randall W. |
| Copyright Year | 2002 |
| Abstract | We provide an “executive-attention” framework for organizing the cognitive neuroscience research on the constructs of working-memory capacity (WMC), general fluid intelligence, and prefrontal cortex (PFC) function. Rather than provide a novel theory of PFC function, we synthesize a wealth of singlecell, brain-imaging, and neuropsychological research through the lens of our theory of normal individual differences in WMC and attention control (Engle, Kane, & Tuholski, 1999; Engle, Tuholski, Laughlin, & Conway, 1999). Our critical review confirms the prevalent view that dorsolateral PFC circuitry is critical to executive-attention functions. Moreover, although the dorsolateral PFC is but one critical structure in a network of anterior and posterior “attention control” areas, it does have a unique executiveattention role in actively maintaining access to stimulus representations and goals in interference-rich contexts. Our review suggests the utility of an executive-attention framework for guiding future research on both PFC function and cognitive control. |
| Starting Page | 637 |
| Ending Page | 671 |
| Page Count | 35 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.3758/bf03196323 |
| PubMed reference number | 12613671 |
| Journal | Medline |
| Volume Number | 9 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://englelab.gatech.edu/2002/the-role-of-prefrontal-cortex-in-working-memory-capacity.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://libres.uncg.edu/ir/uncg/f/M_Kane_Role_2002.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.uncg.edu/~mjkane/pubs/Kane%20&%20Engle%202002,%20WM%20&%20PFC,%20PBR.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.3758%2FBF03196323.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.3758/bf03196323 |
| Journal | Psychonomic bulletin & review |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
