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Physiological activation of a cortical network during performance of the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test: a positron emission tomography study

Berman, K·1995·Neuropsychologia

Abstract

To determine the neural circuitry engaged by performance of the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST), a neuropsychological test traditionally considered to be sensitive to prefrontal lesions, regional cerebral blood flow was measured with oxygen-15 water and positron emission tomography (PET) while young normal subjects performed the test as well as while they performed a specially designed sensorimotor control task. To consider which of the various cognitive operations and other experiential phenomena involved in the WCST PET scan are critical for the pattern of physiological activation and to focus on the working memory component of the test, repeat WCST scans were also performed on nine of the subjects after instruction on the test and practice to criteria. We confirmed that performance of the WCST engages the frontal cortex and also produces activation of a complex network of regions consistently including the inferior parietal lobule but also involving the visual association and inferior temporal cortices as well as portions of the cerebellum. The WCST activation in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) remained significant even after training and practice on the test, suggesting that working memory may be largely responsible for the physiological response in DLPFC during the WCST and, conversely, that the DLPFC plays a major role in modulating working memory.

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Authors
Berman, K.
Affiliations
National Institute of Mental Health (US)
Corresponding author
Berman, K
Venue
Neuropsychologia
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
1995-08
Volume
33
Issue
8
Pages
1027-1046
ISSN
0028-3932 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2027729655
Cited by
534
References
40
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FWCI
11.56
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Neuropsychologia (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Historical and Modern Theater Studies
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Cognitive Abilities and Testing
Keywords
Wisconsin Card Sorting Test, dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, working memory, regional cerebral blood flow, inferior parietal lobule, cerebellum, visual association cortex, inferior temporal cortex, frontal cortex
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Arousal, Attention, Brain Mapping, Cerebral Cortex, Discrimination Learning, Female, Frontal Lobe, Humans, Male, Nerve Net, Pattern Recognition, Visual, Problem Solving, Psychomotor Performance, Mental Recall, Regional Blood Flow, Tomography, Emission-Computed, Prefrontal Cortex

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