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UsernameRPoldrack
TitleProfessor
OrganizationUCLA
Account Created2009-02-24 13:33:51
Email Addresspoldrack@gmail.com
Terms17 terms contributed2010-07-16: keep-track task2010-07-16: self-ordered pointing task2010-07-16: AX-CPT task2010-07-16: CPT2010-07-16: listening span task2010-07-16: reading span task2010-07-16: operation span task2010-07-14: oculomotor delayed response2010-07-14: letter number sequencing2010-07-14: task set2010-07-14: updating2010-07-14: interference resolution2010-02-17: behavioral inhibition (temperament)2010-01-10: delayed recognition task2010-01-10: Continuous Performance Task2010-01-07: Task set reconfiguration2010-01-07: Motor response suppression
Definitions30 definitions contributed2010-07-16: keep-track task :: "A task in which subjects are first shown a set of categories to keep track of for a particular trial (e.g..."2010-07-16: self-ordered pointing task :: "A task in which a set of stimuli is presented, and subjects must point to one stimulus at a ti..."2010-07-16: AX-CPT task :: "A version of the continuous performance task in which subjects are told to make one response for the letter X..."2010-07-16: CPT :: "A continuous performance task"2010-07-16: listening span task :: "A task in which subjects must listen to a set of sentences and remember the last word in the sentence..."2010-07-16: reading span task :: "A task that requires participants to read series of unconnected sentences aloud and to remember the fin..."2010-07-16: operation span task :: "A task in which subjects are asked to perform a simple mathematical verification (e.g., 4/2 +1 = 3) a..."2010-07-15: working memory :: "active maintenance and flexible updating of goal/task relevant information (items, goals, strategies, etc...."2010-07-14: oculomotor delayed response :: "a task that requires an eye movement to be made to a cued location after a delay..."2010-07-14: letter number sequencing :: "a task that requires the reordering of an initially unordered set of letters and numbers..."2010-07-14: task set :: "The set of rules and/or stimulus-response mappings that define how a task should be performed...."2010-07-14: goal maintenance :: "The maintenance of information regarding task goals in working memory."2010-07-14: updating :: "The revision or refreshing of information that is maintained in working memory"2010-07-14: interference resolution :: "The process of selecting information with regard to its relevance to an ongoing task...."2010-07-14: active maintenance :: "The maintenance of information in working memory through active (volitional) rather than passive means..."2010-02-17: behavioral inhibition (temperament) :: "A temperamental characteristic described by shyness and social anxiety...."2010-02-17: Wisconsin Card Sorting test :: "The participant is presented with stimulus cards with shapes on them. The cards differ in co..."2010-01-10: cognitive control :: "The top-down modulation of cognitive processes based on higher-order representations such as goals or p..."2010-01-10: behavioral inhibition :: "Disambiguation"2010-01-10: action selection :: "The selection of one action from a set of possible actions."2010-01-10: response selection :: "The selection of one action from a set of possible actions."2010-01-10: delayed recognition task :: "The subject is presented with a set of stimuli called the target set, and must maintain those st..."2010-01-10: semantic working memory :: "Working memory for meaning"2010-01-10: executive function :: "A top-down system that manages and controls other cognitive processes, allowing goal-directed behavior..."2010-01-10: executive control :: "A top-down system that manages and controls other cognitive processes, allowing goal-directed behavior...."2010-01-10: Continuous Performance Task :: "A task in which subjects are presented with a stream of letters, and must respond to one of t..."2010-01-07: Task set reconfiguration :: "A change in the task set based on some internal or external cue"2010-01-07: Motor response suppression :: "Active suppression of a motoric action that has already been initiated."2010-01-06: stop signal task :: "A task in which an external stimulus signals the participant to interrupt an already-initiated motor res..."2009-07-10: auditory working memory :: "Working memory for auditory information"
Assertions31 assertions contributed2010-07-16: CPT is an exact synonym of Continuous Performance Task2010-07-16: listening span task is a broader synonym of Salthouse and Babcock Listening Span task 2010-07-14: updating is a part of working memory2010-07-14: interference resolution is a part of working memory2010-07-14: active maintenance is a part of working memory2010-05-17: working memory is a kind of cognitive control2010-02-17: behavioral inhibition (cognitive) is an exact synonym of response inhibition2010-02-17: working memory is measured by the contrast of Failure to maintain set trials in the Wisconsin Card Sorting test2010-02-17: task switching is measured by the contrast of Perseverative errors trials in the Wisconsin Card Sorting test2010-01-10: action selection is an exact synonym of response selection2010-01-10: response inhibition is a kind of executive function2010-01-10: cognitive control is a narrower synonym of executive function2010-01-10: working memory is measured by the contrast of delay trials in the delayed nonmatch to sample task2010-01-10: working memory is measured by the contrast of delay minus no delay trials in the delayed nonmatch to sample task2010-01-10: auditory working memory is a kind of working memory2010-01-10: visuospatial sketch pad is a part of spatial working memory2010-01-10: semantic working memory is a kind of working memory2010-01-10: central executive is a part of executive function2010-01-10: executive function is an exact synonym of executive control2010-01-10: working memory is a part of executive function2010-01-10: working memory storage is a part of working memory2010-01-10: working memory retrieval is a part of working memory2010-01-10: working memory is measured by the contrast of 1-back trials in the n-back task2010-01-10: working memory is measured by the contrast of 2-back trials in the n-back task2010-01-10: working memory is measured by the contrast of 3-back trials in the n-back task2010-01-10: working memory is measured by the contrast of 3-back minus 1-back trials in the n-back task2010-01-10: n-back task is descended from Continuous Performance Task2010-01-10: spatial working memory is a kind of working memory2010-01-10: working memory is a kind of memory2010-01-10: response inhibition is measured by the contrast of Stop trial trials in the Go/no-go task2010-01-10: response inhibition is measured by the contrast of Stop Signal Reaction Time trials in the stop signal task
Citations7 citations contributed2010-07-16: The unity and diversity of executive functions and their contributions to complex 2010-02-17: Behavioral inhibition: linking biology and behavior within a developmental framework.2010-01-10: An integrative theory of prefrontal cortex function.2010-01-10: The central executive: a concept and some misconceptions.2010-01-10: The neural basis of inhibition in cognitive control.2010-01-10: N-back working memory paradigm: a meta-analysis of normative functional neuroimaging studies.2010-01-06: Response inhibition in the stop-signal paradigm.
Comments10 comments contributed2010-07-15: We have created a new blog site - please visit us at http://blog.cognitiveatlas.org2010-07-13: The new definition (as of July 13, 2010) is based on a discussion at the RDoC working memory meeting...2010-03-04: Work on the Atlas is progressing well - thanks to those of you who have been contributing! We ...2010-02-17: Thanks to everyone who has signed up and started contributing to the Cognitive Atlas! We are n...2010-02-17: This one turns out to be tricky. What I have done is to code each category of error as a "condi...2010-02-17: I have edited the description to simply describe the task and not to claim that it involves any part...2010-02-17: I have added condition entries for each of the three conditions described in the text - I don't ...2010-02-17: Rather than having separate indicators for different conditions, each condition should be specified ...2010-02-17: Please note - this page is for the mental concept of task switching, which should be defined as a me...2010-01-10: Thanks for visiting the Cognitive Atlas site. We have opened it up to the community, although ...
