Neural underpinnings of temporal processing: A review of focal lesion, pharmacological, and functional imaging research

Reviews in the Neurosciences

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 91-116

  Harrington, Deborah L ^a,b,c   Haaland, Kathleen Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VA Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention; Basal ganglia; Cerebellum; Functional imaging; Parietal cortex; Prefrontal cortex; Timing; Working memory

Indexed keywords

NEUROTRANSMITTER;

BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN INJURY; CEREBELLUM; COGNITION; HUMAN; MOTOR COORDINATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARIETAL LOBE; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TASK PERFORMANCE; THEORY; TIME PERCEPTION; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 0032790613     PISSN: 03341763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/REVNEURO.1999.10.2.91     Document Type: Review

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