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Prefrontal Cortex Structure Predicts Training-Induced Improvements in Multitasking Performance

Ashika Verghese, K.G. Garner, Jason B. Mattingley and Paul E. Dux
Journal of Neuroscience 2 March 2016, 36 (9) 2638-2645; https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3410-15.2016
Ashika Verghese
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DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3410-15.2016
PubMed 
26937005
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History 
  • Received September 11, 2015
  • Revision received January 18, 2016
  • Accepted January 25, 2016
  • First published March 2, 2016.
  • Version of record published March 2, 2016.
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Author Information

  1. Ashika Verghese1,*,
  2. K.G. Garner1,*,
  3. Jason B. Mattingley1,2, and
  4. Paul E. Dux1
  1. 1School of Psychology and
  2. 2Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland 4072, Australia
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Author contributions

  1. Author contributions: A.V., K.G.G., J.B.M., and P.E.D. designed research; K.G.G. and P.E.D. performed research; A.V., K.G.G., and P.E.D. contributed unpublished reagents/analytic tools; A.V., K.G.G., and P.E.D. analyzed data; A.V., K.G.G., J.B.M., and P.E.D. wrote the paper.

  2. ↵*A.V. and K.G.G. contributed equally to this work.

Disclosures

    • Received September 11, 2015.
    • Revision received January 18, 2016.
    • Accepted January 25, 2016.
  • This work was supported by Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Grant DP140100266, ARC SRI Science of Learning Research Centre Grant SR120300015, and ARC Centre of Excellence for Integrative Brain Function Grant CE140100007. P.E.D. was supported by ARC Future Fellowship FT120100033 and a University of Queensland Foundation Research Excellence Award. J.B.M. was supported by ARC Australian Laureate Fellowship FL110100103. We thank Luke Hearne and Amy Taylor for assistance with participant recruitment and data collection.

  • The authors declare no competing financial interests.

  • Correspondence should be addressed to Ashika Verghese or Paul E. Dux at the above address. a.verghese{at}uq.ed.au or paul.e.dux{at}gmail.com

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