A Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study of Auditory Vigilance With Low and High Information Processing Demands

This study identified the brain activations associated with auditory vigilance tasks, using functional magnetic resonance imaging. We created auditory continuous performance tests (CPTs) in which a demanding task (working memory task) was made more difficult than a simple vigilance task by increasin...

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Published in:Neuropsychology 1998-10, Vol.12 (4), p.505-518
Main Authors: Seidman, Larry J, Breiter, Hans C, Goodman, Julie M, Goldstein, Jill M, Woodruff, Peter W. R, O'Craven, Kathy, Savoy, Robert, Tsuang, Ming T, Rosen, Bruce R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Anatomical correlates of behavior
Arousal - physiology
Attention
Attention - physiology
Auditory Perception
Auditory Perception - physiology
Behavioral psychophysiology
Biological and medical sciences
Brain - anatomy & histology
Brain - physiology
Cognitive Processes
Electrical Activity
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Human
Humans
Intelligence Tests - statistics & numerical data
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Memory
Memory, Short-Term - physiology
Nerve Net - physiology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Psychomotor Performance - physiology
Reading
Statistics, Nonparametric
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Summary:This study identified the brain activations associated with auditory vigilance tasks, using functional magnetic resonance imaging. We created auditory continuous performance tests (CPTs) in which a demanding task (working memory task) was made more difficult than a simple vigilance task by increasing working memory and interference filtering demands. Two cohorts of normal male controls performed significantly worse on the working memory CPT than on the vigilance task. Compared to the vigilance task, performance of the working memory task produced significant signal change in lateral and medial prefrontal cortex, precentral cortex, temporal lobe, including insula and hippocampus, parietal-occipital cortex, cingulate, thalamus, and superior colliculus. Performance and degree of activation was associated with an estimate of IQ. Further research should clarify the contributions of working memory and interference filtering to the activated network.
ISSN:0894-4105
1931-1559
DOI:10.1037/0894-4105.12.4.505