Event-related potentials reveal topographical and temporal distinct neuronal activation patterns for spatial and object working memory

Cognitive Brain Research

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 211-224

  Mecklinger, A ^a   Pfeifer, E ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN COGNITIVE AND BRAIN SCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

'What' and 'where'; ERP; Negative slow wave; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED RESPONSE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MEMORY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; CEREBRAL CORTEX; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; REACTION TIME;

EID: 0030273730     PISSN: 09266410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0926-6410(96)00034-1     Document Type: Article

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