Context-specific activations are a hallmark of the neural basis of individual differences in general executive function.

ABSTRACT: Common executive functioning (cEF) is a domain-general factor that captures shared variance in performance across diverse executive function tasks. To investigate the neural mechanisms of individual differences in cEF (e.g., goal maintenance, biasing), we conducted the largest fMRI study of multiple executive tasks to date (N = 546). Group average activation during response inhibition (antisaccade task), working memory updating (keep track task), and mental set shifting (number-letter switch task) overlapped in classic cognitive control regions. However, there were no areas across tasks that were consistently correlated with individual differences in cEF ability. Although similar brain areas are recruited when completing different executive function tasks, activation levels of those areas

SUBMITTER: Reineberg AE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8844140 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature