executive function (quick reminders)

Question 1

regions involved with initiating action

Answer 1

premotor cortex (SMA, ACC) basal ganglia

Question 2

which regions are important for goal maintenance and switching

Answer 2

DLPFC

Question 3

which region is association the voluntary switching

Answer 3

the frontal polar cortex

Question 4

regions associated with sequecing and planning

Answer 4

frontal lobe, DLPFC (part of frontal lobe), superior parietal cortex (involved in spatial orientation)

Question 5

regions involved in shifting goals and strategies

Answer 5

frontal lobe (DLPFC), inferior parietal lobe (sensory processing and integration), basal ganglia, inferior frontal junction of frontal lobe(reducing interference between items in task switching)

Question 6

regions responsible monitoring and evaluation

Answer 6

frontal lobe, ACC responsible for detecting error (ERN is generated here)

Question 7

brain regions responsible for inhibition

Answer 7

lateral prefrontal cortex, parietal regions, SMA (planning complex movements), ACC, insula (related to salience detection)