The Role of the Right Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex in Phasic Alertness: Evidence from a Contingent Negative Variation and Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Study

Phasic alertness represents the ability to increase response readiness to a target following an external warning stimulus. Specific networks in the frontal and parietal regions appear to be involved in the alert state. In this study, we examined the role of the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (...

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Main Authors: Mannarelli, Daniela, Pauletti, Caterina, Grippo, Antonello, Amantini, Aldo, Augugliaro, Vito, CurrĂ , Antonio, Missori, Paolo, Locuratolo, Nicoletta, De Lucia, Maria C., Rinalduzzi, Steno, Fattapposta, Francesco
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4458283/