Cortical Components of Retrieval
Date of Award
Winter 12-15-2009
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Degree Type
Dissertation
Abstract
Broadly speaking, the goals of this thesis are to better understand the functional architecture underlying human left lateral parietal cortex (LLPC) and its contribution to memory retrieval. In order to do so, several techniques that utilize the blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) functional MRI signal will be employed. These include: 1) meta-analyses of many functional activation (fMRI) studies to define a large LLPC region showing memory retrieval effects; 2) using the resting BOLD correlation between regions (rs-fcMRI) to define putative boundaries between separable areas within LLPC, 3) using modularity optimization in the context of rs-fcMRI to define sets of regions brain-wide and their relationships with putative LLPC brain areas, and 4) novel fMRI designs to characterize more completely functional differentiations between the parietal areas
Language
English (en)
Chair and Committee
Steven E Petersen
Committee Members
Deanna M. Barch, Ian G. Dobbins, Kathleen B. McDermott, Marcus E. Raichle, Bradley L. Schlagger, Mark E. Wheeler
Recommended Citation
Nelson, Steven Michael, "Cortical Components of Retrieval" (2009). Arts & Sciences Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 149.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/art_sci_etds/149
Comments
Permanent URL: https://doi.org/10.7936/K7H70CRQ