Brain Mechanisms of Cognitive Skills

Consciousness and Cognition

Volumn 6, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 267-290

  Posner, Michael I ^a   DiGirolamo, Gregory J ^a   Fernandez Duque, Diego ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; COGNITION; HUMAN; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

BRAIN; COGNITION; HUMANS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY;

EID: 0031154068     PISSN: 10538100     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ccog.1997.0301     Document Type: Article

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