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Cognitive control in social situations: a role for the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex.

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Weissman, DH; Perkins, AS; Woldorff, MG
Published in: Neuroimage
April 1, 2008

Using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), we investigated brain activity elicited by a computer-animated child's actions that appeared consistent and inconsistent with a computer-animated adult's instructions. Participants observed a computer-animated adult verbally instructing a computer-animated child to touch one of two objects. The child performed correctly in half of the trials and incorrectly in the other half. We observed significantly greater activity when the child performed incorrectly compared to correctly in regions of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) that have been implicated in maintaining our intentions in working memory and implementing cognitive control. However, no such effects were found in regions of the posterior superior temporal sulcus (posterior STS) that have been posited to interpret other people's behavior. These findings extend the role of the DLPFC in cognitive control to evaluating the social outcomes of other people's behavior and provide important new constraints for theories of how the posterior STS contributes to social cognition.

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Neuroimage

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1053-8119

Publication Date

April 1, 2008

Volume

40

Issue

2

Start / End Page

955 / 962

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Prefrontal Cortex
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery
  • Male
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Interpersonal Relations
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Cognition
  • Adult
  • Adolescent
 

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Weissman, D. H., Perkins, A. S., & Woldorff, M. G. (2008). Cognitive control in social situations: a role for the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex. Neuroimage, 40(2), 955–962. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2007.12.021
Weissman, D. H., A. S. Perkins, and M. G. Woldorff. “Cognitive control in social situations: a role for the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex.Neuroimage 40, no. 2 (April 1, 2008): 955–62. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2007.12.021.
Weissman DH, Perkins AS, Woldorff MG. Cognitive control in social situations: a role for the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex. Neuroimage. 2008 Apr 1;40(2):955–62.
Weissman, D. H., et al. “Cognitive control in social situations: a role for the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex.Neuroimage, vol. 40, no. 2, Apr. 2008, pp. 955–62. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.neuroimage.2007.12.021.
Weissman DH, Perkins AS, Woldorff MG. Cognitive control in social situations: a role for the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex. Neuroimage. 2008 Apr 1;40(2):955–962.
Journal cover image

Published In

Neuroimage

DOI

ISSN

1053-8119

Publication Date

April 1, 2008

Volume

40

Issue

2

Start / End Page

955 / 962

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Prefrontal Cortex
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery
  • Male
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Interpersonal Relations
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Cognition
  • Adult
  • Adolescent