Brain Morphology and Function Report

Name	Executive brain regions
Brain Function	The executive system is a theorized cognitive system in psychology that controls and manages other cognitive processes. It is responsible for processes that are sometimes referred to as the executive function, executive functions, supervisory attentional system, or cognitive control. However, executive function and cognitive control are not synonymous with an executive system with the former potentially carried out by specific brain areas or networks. The concept is used by psychologists and neuroscientists to describe a loosely defined collection of brain processes that are responsible for planning, cognitive flexibility, abstract thinking, rule acquisition, initiating appropriate actions and inhibiting inappropriate actions, and selecting relevant sensory information.
No. of Studies (Positive/Negative)	3(3/0)

Name in Literature	Reference	Research Type	Statistical Result	Relation Description
cognitive control circuitry	Fales, 2008	patients and normal controls		These results suggest multiple sources of dysregulation in c...... These results suggest multiple sources of dysregulation in cognitive control circuitry in depression, implicating both top-down and bottom-up dysfunction. More...
executive system	Wang, 2008	patients and normal controls		Relative to healthy comparison subjects, the depressed patie...... Relative to healthy comparison subjects, the depressed patients had attenuated activation in the regions of the executive system, including the right middle frontal gyrus, the cingulate, and inferior parietal areas. More...
executive brain regions	Wang, 2008	patients and normal controls		Patients with MDD revealed attenuated activation overall to ...... Patients with MDD revealed attenuated activation overall to targets in executive brain regions. More...

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Note:
1. The different color of the nodes denotes the level of the nodes.

Genetic/Epigenetic Locus	Protein and Other Molecule	Cell and Molecular Pathway	Neural System	Cognition and Behavior	Symptoms and Signs	Environment	MDD

2. User can drag the nodes to rearrange the layout of the network. Click the node will enter the report page of the node. Right-click will show also the menus to link to the report page of the node and remove the node and related edges. Hover the node will show the level of the node and hover the edge will show the evidence/description of the edge.
3. The network is generated using Cytoscape Web

Name	Type
Anterior cingulate cortex	brain morphology and function
Prefrontal cortex	brain morphology and function
Inferior frontal gyrus	brain morphology and function
Inferior parietal lobule	brain morphology and function