Verbal Working memory (vWM) capacity measures the ability to maintain and manipulate
verbal information for a short period of time. The specific neural correlates of this construct …

Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) has been reported to improve working memory
(WM) performance in healthy individuals, suggesting its value as a means of cognitive …

INTRODUCTION To date, 559 humans have been flown into space, but long-duration (> 300
days) missions are rare (n= 8 total). Long-duration missions that will take humans to Mars …

A common cause of road traffic incidents is driver distraction, which can occur when the
driver's attention is engaged in a concurrent secondary task. However, the relationship …

Classic cognitive theory conceptualizes executive functions as involving multiple specific
domains, including initiation, inhibition, working memory, flexibility, planning, and vigilance …

Abstract The Philadelphia Neurodevelopmental Cohort (PNC) is a large-scale, NIMH funded
initiative to understand how brain maturation mediates cognitive development and …

The N-back task is used extensively in literature as a working memory (WM) paradigm and it
is increasingly used as a measure of individual differences. However, not much is known …

One of the most popular experimental paradigms for functional neuroimaging studies of
working memory has been the n‐back task, in which subjects are asked to monitor the …

Objective: Examine age group effects and sex differences by applying a comprehensive
computerized battery of identical behavioral measures linked to brain systems in youths that …

Head trauma and concussion in football players have recently received considerable media
attention. Postmortem evidence suggests that accrual of damage to the brain may occur with …