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Smucny, Jason; Rojas, Donald C.; Eichman, Lindsay C.; Tregellas, Jason R. – Brain and Cognition, 2013
Selective attention in the presence of distraction is a key aspect of healthy cognition. The underlying neurobiological processes, have not, however, been functionally well characterized. In the present study, we used functional magnetic resonance imaging to determine how ecologically relevant distracting noise affects cortical activity in 27…
Descriptors: Brain Hemisphere Functions, Attention, Schemata (Cognition), Neurology
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Holtgraves, Thomas; McNamara, Patrick; Cappaert, Kevin; Durso, Raymond – Brain and Cognition, 2010
Asymmetric motor severity is common in Parkinson's Disease (PD) and provides a method for examining the neurobiologic mechanisms underlying cognitive and linguistic deficits associated with the disorder. In the present research, PD participants (N = 31) were assessed in terms of the asymmetry of their motor symptoms. Interviews with the…
Descriptors: Sentences, Verbs, Diseases, Severity (of Disability)