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Frontostriatal Microstructure Modulates Efficient Recruitment of Cognitive Control
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Many studies have linked activity in a frontostriatal network with the capacity to suppress inappropriate thoughts and actions, but relatively few have examined the role of connectivity between these structures. Here, we use diffusion tensor imaging to assess frontostriatal connectivity in 21 subjects (ages 7-31 years). Fifteen subjects were tested on a go/no-go task, where they responded with a button press to a visual stimulus and inhibited a response to a second infrequent stimulus. An automated fiber tracking algorithm was used to delineate white matter fibers adjacent to ventral prefrontal cortex and the striatum, and the corticospinal tract, which was not expected to contribute to control per se. Diffusion in frontostriatal and corticospinal tracts became more restricted with age. This shift was paralleled by an increase in efficiency of task performance. Frontostriatal radial diffusivities predicted faster reaction times, independent of age and accuracy, and this correlation grew stronger for trials expected to require greater control. This was not observed in the corticospinal tract. On trials matched for speed of task performance, adults were significantly more accurate, and accuracies were correlated with frontostriatal, but not corticospinal, diffusivities. These findings suggest that frontostriatal connectivity may contribute to developmental and individual differences in the efficient recruitment of cognitive control.
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“Consistent with several studies (53), there was a significant correlation between SSRT and right IFG -striatum tract strength ( r = -0.31, P = 0.045) but, importantly, not with structural and functional connectivity of the right dlPFC -striatum ( r = -0.15, P = 0.33, and r = 0.06, P = 0.66, respectively; Fig. S2).”
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“Consistent with several studies (53), there was a significant correlation between SSRT and right IFG -striatum tract strength ( r = -0.31, P = 0.045) but, importantly, not with structural and functional connectivity of the right dlPFC -striatum ( r = -0.15, P = 0.33, and r = 0.06, P = 0.66, respectively; Fig. S2).”
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- Authors
- Liston, C., Watts, R., Tottenham, N., Davidson, M. C., Niogi, S., Ulug, A. M., & Casey, B. J.
- Affiliations
- Cornell University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Liston, Conor
- Venue
- Cerebral Cortex
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2005-07-20
- Volume
- 16
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 553-560
- ISSN
- 1047-3211 (ISSN-L)
- 1460-2199
- OpenAlex
- W2137938217
- Cited by
- 477
- References
- 59
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- FWCI
- 9.06
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Cerebral Cortex (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute of Mental Health (R01MH063255, R01 MH 63255, R01MH091864, P01 MH 62196)
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (R21 DA 15882, R21DA015882)
- National Institute of General Medical Sciences (GM 07739, T32GM007739)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
- Keywords
- frontostriatal connectivity, cognitive control, white matter microstructure, radial diffusivity, go/no-go task, response inhibition, ventral prefrontal cortex, striatum, corticospinal tract, developmental changes, individual differences, diffusion tensor imaging, tractography
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Aging, Brain Mapping, Child, Cognition, Corpus Striatum, Discrimination Learning, Female, Humans, Male, Neural Pathways, Psychomotor Performance, Prefrontal Cortex
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