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Nee, D. E., & D'Esposito, M. (2017). Causal evidence for lateral prefrontal cortex dynamics supporting cognitive control. Elife. Retrieved from http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_pmch_28901287
The lateral prefrontal cortex (LPFC) is essential for higher-level cognition, but the nature of its interactions in supporting cognitive control remains elusive. Previously (Nee and D'Esposito, 2016), dynamic causal modeling (DCM) indicated that mid LPFC integrates abstract, rostral and concrete, caudal influences to inform context-appropriate action. Here, we use continuous theta-burst transcranial magnetic stimulation (cTBS) to test this model causally. cTBS was applied to three LPFC sites and a control site in counterbalanced sessions. Behavioral modulations resulting from cTBS were largely predicted by information flow within the previously estimated DCM. However, cTBS to caudal LPFC unexpectedly impaired processes that are presumed to involve rostral LPFC. Adding a pathway from caudal to mid-rostral LPFC significantly improved the model fit and accounted for the observed behavioral findings. These data provide causal evidence for LPFC dynamics supporting cognitive control and demonstrate the utility of combining DCM with causal manipulations to test and refine models of cognition.
Nee, D. E., & D'Esposito, M. (2017). Causal evidence for lateral prefrontal cortex dynamics supporting cognitive control. Elife. Retrieved from http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_pmch_28901287