Cognitive functions in the prefrontal cortex-working memory and executive control

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 185-192

  Kimberg, Daniel Y ^a,b   D'Esposito, Mark ^a   Farah, Martha J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 0031537405     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8721.ep10772959     Document Type: Article

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