A supramodal role of the basal ganglia in memory and motor inhibition: Meta-analytic evidence.

ABSTRACT: The ability to stop actions and thoughts is essential for goal-directed behaviour. Neuroimaging research has revealed that stopping actions and thoughts engage similar cortical mechanisms, including the ventro- and dorso-lateral prefrontal cortex. However, whether and how these abilities require similar subcortical mechanisms remains unexplored. Specifically of interest are the basal ganglia, subcortical structures long-known for their motor functions, but less so for their role in cognition. To investigate the potential common mechanisms in the basal ganglia underlying action and thought stopping, we conducted meta-analyses using fMRI data from the Go/No-Go, Stop-signal, and Think/No-Think tasks. All three tasks require active stopping of prepotent actions or thoughts. To localise basal g

SUBMITTER: Guo Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5759998 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature