[HTML][HTML] Anterior insula as a gatekeeper of executive control

I Molnar-Szakacs, LQ Uddin - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Executive control is a complex high-level cognitive function that relies on distributed brain
circuitry. We propose that the anterior insular cortex plays an under-appreciated role in …

[HTML][HTML] Neural signatures of Trail Making Test performance: Evidence from lesion-mapping and neuroimaging studies

A Varjacic, D Mantini, N Demeyere, CR Gillebert - Neuropsychologia, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract The Trail Making Test (TMT) is an extensively used neuropsychological instrument
for the assessment of set-switching ability across a wide range of neurological conditions …

[HTML][HTML] Processing speed and the relationship between Trail Making Test-B performance, cortical thinning and white matter microstructure in older adults

SE MacPherson, SR Cox, DA Dickie, S Karama… - Cortex, 2017 - Elsevier
Part B of the Trail Making Test (TMT-B) is widely used as a quick and easy to administer
measure of executive dysfunction. The current study investigated the relationships between …

Mapping common aphasia assessments to underlying cognitive processes and their neural substrates

EH Lacey, LM Skipper-Kallal, S Xing… - … and neural repair, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Background. Understanding the relationships between clinical tests, the processes they
measure, and the brain networks underlying them, is critical in order for clinicians to move …

Safety and efficacy of thrombectomy in acute ischaemic stroke (REVASCAT): 1-year follow-up of a randomised open-label trial

A Dávalos, E Cobo, CA Molina, A Chamorro… - The Lancet …, 2017 - thelancet.com
Background The REVASCAT trial and other studies have shown that the neurovascular
thrombectomy improves outcomes at 90 days post stroke. However, whether the observed …

White matter tracts and executive functions: a review of causal and correlation evidence

M Ribeiro, YN Yordanova, V Noblet, G Herbet… - Brain, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Executive functions are high-level cognitive processes involving abilities such as working
memory/updating, set-shifting and inhibition. These complex cognitive functions are enabled …

Motor dexterity and strength depend upon integrity of the attention-control system

P Rinne, M Hassan, C Fernandes… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
Attention control (or executive control) is a higher cognitive function involved in response
selection and inhibition, through close interactions with the motor system. Here, we tested …

Network-behavior mapping of lasting executive impairments after low-grade glioma surgery

J Cochereau, AL Lemaitre, M Wager… - Brain Structure and …, 2020 - Springer
Executive functions (EF) may be significantly impaired following low-grade glioma (LGG)
surgery, especially in the event of white matter (WM) disruption. The aim of this study was to …

Network-level causal analysis of set-shifting during trail making test part B: a multimodal analysis of a glioma surgery case

E Mandonnet, M Vincent, A Valero-Cabré, V Facque… - Cortex, 2020 - Elsevier
The trail making test part B (TMT-B) is one of the most widely used task for the assessment of
set-shifting ability in patients. However, the set of brain regions impacting TMT-B …

[HTML][HTML] MRI factors associated with cognitive functioning after acute onset brain injury: systematic review and meta-analysis

MMLH Verhulst, AB Glimmerveen, CM van Heugten… - NeuroImage: Clinical, 2023 - Elsevier
Impairments of memory, attention, and executive functioning are frequently reported after
acute onset brain injury. MRI markers hold potential to contribute to identification of patients …