Neural correlates of interference resolution in the multi-source interference task: a meta-analysis of functional neuroimaging studies
Abstract Background Interference resolution refers to cognitive control processes enabling one to focus on task-related information while filtering out unrelated information. But the exact neural areas, which underlie a specific cognitive task on interference resolution, are still equivocal. The mul...
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| description | Abstract Background Interference resolution refers to cognitive control processes enabling one to focus on task-related information while filtering out unrelated information. But the exact neural areas, which underlie a specific cognitive task on interference resolution, are still equivocal. The multi-source interference task (MSIT), as a particular cognitive task, is a well-established experimental paradigm used to evaluate interference resolution. Studies combining the MSIT with functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) have shown that the MSIT evokes the dorsal anterior cingulate cortex (dACC) and cingulate–frontal–parietal cognitive-attentional networks. However, these brain areas have not been evaluated quantitatively and these findings have not been replicated. Methods In the current study, we firstly report a voxel-based meta-analysis of functional brain activation associated with the MSIT so as to identify the localization of interference resolution in such a specific cognitive task. Articles on MSIT-related fMRI published between 2003 and July 2017 were eligible. The electronic databases searched included PubMed, Web of Knowledge, and Google Scholar. Differential BOLD activation patterns between the incongruent and congruent condition were meta-analyzed in anisotropic effect-size signed differential mapping software. Results Robustness meta-analysis indicated that two significant activation clusters were shown to have reliable functional activity in comparisons between incongruent and congruent conditions. The first reliable activation cluster, which included the dACC, medial prefrontal cortex, supplementary motor area, replicated the previous MSIT-related fMRI study results. Furthermore, we found another reliable activation cluster comprising areas of the right insula, right inferior frontal gyrus, and right lenticular nucleus-putamen, which were not typically discussed in previous MSIT-related fMRI studies. Conclusions The current meta-analysis study presents the reliable brain activation patterns on MSIT. These findings suggest that the cingulate-frontal-striatum network and right insula may allow control demands to resolve interference on MSIT. These results provide new insights into the neural mechanisms underlying interference resolution. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c14a4c2c390341288a4a089ddfe0b6b02022-12-22T03:00:34ZengBMCBehavioral and Brain Functions1744-90812018-04-011411910.1186/s12993-018-0140-0Neural correlates of interference resolution in the multi-source interference task: a meta-analysis of functional neuroimaging studiesYuqin Deng0Xiaochun Wang1Yan Wang2Chenglin Zhou3Department of Sport Psychology, School of Kinesiology, Shanghai University of SportDepartment of Sport Psychology, School of Kinesiology, Shanghai University of SportInterdisciplinary Center for Social and Behavioral Studies, Dongbei University of Finance and EconomicsDepartment of Sport Psychology, School of Kinesiology, Shanghai University of SportAbstract Background Interference resolution refers to cognitive control processes enabling one to focus on task-related information while filtering out unrelated information. But the exact neural areas, which underlie a specific cognitive task on interference resolution, are still equivocal. The multi-source interference task (MSIT), as a particular cognitive task, is a well-established experimental paradigm used to evaluate interference resolution. Studies combining the MSIT with functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) have shown that the MSIT evokes the dorsal anterior cingulate cortex (dACC) and cingulate–frontal–parietal cognitive-attentional networks. However, these brain areas have not been evaluated quantitatively and these findings have not been replicated. Methods In the current study, we firstly report a voxel-based meta-analysis of functional brain activation associated with the MSIT so as to identify the localization of interference resolution in such a specific cognitive task. Articles on MSIT-related fMRI published between 2003 and July 2017 were eligible. The electronic databases searched included PubMed, Web of Knowledge, and Google Scholar. Differential BOLD activation patterns between the incongruent and congruent condition were meta-analyzed in anisotropic effect-size signed differential mapping software. Results Robustness meta-analysis indicated that two significant activation clusters were shown to have reliable functional activity in comparisons between incongruent and congruent conditions. The first reliable activation cluster, which included the dACC, medial prefrontal cortex, supplementary motor area, replicated the previous MSIT-related fMRI study results. Furthermore, we found another reliable activation cluster comprising areas of the right insula, right inferior frontal gyrus, and right lenticular nucleus-putamen, which were not typically discussed in previous MSIT-related fMRI studies. Conclusions The current meta-analysis study presents the reliable brain activation patterns on MSIT. These findings suggest that the cingulate-frontal-striatum network and right insula may allow control demands to resolve interference on MSIT. These results provide new insights into the neural mechanisms underlying interference resolution.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12993-018-0140-0Interference resolutionMulti-source interference taskFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMeta-analysis |
| spellingShingle | Yuqin Deng Xiaochun Wang Yan Wang Chenglin Zhou Neural correlates of interference resolution in the multi-source interference task: a meta-analysis of functional neuroimaging studies Behavioral and Brain Functions Interference resolution Multi-source interference task Functional magnetic resonance imaging Meta-analysis |
| title | Neural correlates of interference resolution in the multi-source interference task: a meta-analysis of functional neuroimaging studies |
| title_full | Neural correlates of interference resolution in the multi-source interference task: a meta-analysis of functional neuroimaging studies |
| title_fullStr | Neural correlates of interference resolution in the multi-source interference task: a meta-analysis of functional neuroimaging studies |
| title_full_unstemmed | Neural correlates of interference resolution in the multi-source interference task: a meta-analysis of functional neuroimaging studies |
| title_short | Neural correlates of interference resolution in the multi-source interference task: a meta-analysis of functional neuroimaging studies |
| title_sort | neural correlates of interference resolution in the multi source interference task a meta analysis of functional neuroimaging studies |
| topic | Interference resolution Multi-source interference task Functional magnetic resonance imaging Meta-analysis |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12993-018-0140-0 |
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