title: Temporal preparation and inhibitory deficit in fibromyalgia syndrome.
abstract: Cognitive deficits in fibromyalgia may be specifically related to controlled processes, such as those measured by working memory or executive function tasks. This hypothesis was tested here by measuring controlled temporal preparation (temporal orienting) during a response inhibition (go no-go) task. Temporal orienting effects (faster reaction times for targets appearing at temporally attended vs. unattended moments) and response inhibition were impaired in fibromyalgia compared to the control group. It is concluded that frontal networks underlying attentional control (temporal orienting and response inhibition) can be a dysfunctional neurocognitive mechanism in fibromyalgia.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Psicología Experimental y Fisiología del Comportamiento, Universidad de Granada, Spain. act@ugr.es
authors.forename: Angel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Correa
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Miró
authors.forename: M Pilar
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Martínez
authors.forename: Ana I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Sánchez
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lupiáñez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001288:Attention / Q000502:physiology*; D003071:Cognition / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D005356:Fibromyalgia / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007266:Inhibition, Psychological; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D010146:Pain / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D010147:Pain Measurement; D011930:Reaction Time / Q000502:physiology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires