Neuronal correlates of parametric working memory in the prefrontal cortex

Nature

Volumn 399, Issue 6735, 1999, Pages 470-473

  Romo, Ranulfo ^a   Brody, Carlos D ^a   Hernández, Adrián ^a   Lemus, Luis ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE FISIOLOGÍA CELULAR   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; MONKEY; NONHUMAN; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOMATOSENSORY SYSTEM; WORKING MEMORY;

ANIMALS; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; HUMANS; MACACA MULATTA; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NEURONS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX;

DUDLEYA EDULIS;

EID: 0033519704     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/20939     Document Type: Article

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