The role of the prefrontal cortex in higher cognitive functions

Cognitive Brain Research

Volumn 5, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 175-181

  Frith, Chris ^a   Dolan, Ray ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

brain imaging; higher cognitive function; mental imagery; prefrontal cortex; working memory

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGERY; NORMAL HUMAN; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORKING MEMORY;

CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; CONSCIOUSNESS; HUMANS; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; VOLITION;

EID: 0030515961     PISSN: 09266410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0926-6410(96)00054-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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