Left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex supports context-dependent prioritisation of off-task thought

A. Turnbull; H. T. Wang; C. Murphy; N. S. P. Ho; X. Wang; M. Sormaz; T. Karapanagiotidis; R. M. Leech; B. Bernhardt; D. S. Margulies; D. Vatansever; E. Jefferies; J. Smallwood

doi:10.1038/s41467-019-11764-y

Nature Communications (Aug 2019)

Left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex supports context-dependent prioritisation of off-task thought

A. Turnbull,
H. T. Wang,
C. Murphy,
N. S. P. Ho,
X. Wang,
M. Sormaz,
T. Karapanagiotidis,
R. M. Leech,
B. Bernhardt,
D. S. Margulies,
D. Vatansever,
E. Jefferies,
J. Smallwood

Affiliations

A. Turnbull: Department of Psychology, University of York
H. T. Wang: Department of Psychology, University of York
C. Murphy: Department of Psychology, University of York
N. S. P. Ho: Department of Psychology, University of York
X. Wang: Department of Psychology, University of York
M. Sormaz: Department of Psychology, University of York
T. Karapanagiotidis: Department of Psychology, University of York
R. M. Leech: Centre for Neuroimaging Science, Kings College
B. Bernhardt: Multimodal Imaging and Connectome Analysis Lab, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, McGill University
D. S. Margulies: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) UMR 7225, Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle epiniere
D. Vatansever: Institute of Science and Technology for Brain-inspired Intelligence, Fudan University
E. Jefferies: Department of Psychology, University of York
J. Smallwood: Department of Psychology, University of York

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-11764-y
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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The authors show that the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) is involved in both on-task thought during increased environmental demands, and off-task thought during decreased demand–suggesting a role for the DLPFC in prioritising goals in a context-dependent manner.

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ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
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