Individual differences in sustained attention are associated with cortical thickness.

ABSTRACT: Several studies have examined how individual differences in sustained attention relate to functional brain measures (e.g., functional connectivity), but far fewer studies relate sustained attention ability, or cognition in general, to individual differences in cortical structure. Functional magnetic resonance imaging meta-analyses and patient work have highlighted that frontoparietal regions, lateralized to the right hemisphere, are critical for sustained attention, though recent work implicates a broader expanse of brain regions. The current study sought to determine if and where variation in cortical thickness is significantly associated with sustained attention performance. Sustained attention was measured using the gradual onset continuous performance task and the Test of Variables of

SUBMITTER: Mitko A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6865816 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature