Apical dendrite activity in cognition and consciousness

Consciousness and Cognition

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 235-257

  LaBerge, David ^a  

^a Simon's Rock College   (United States)

Author keywords

Apical dendrite; Attention; Consciousness; Identifications; Imagery; Impressions; Recurrent circuit; Stability

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION; BRAIN CORTEX; CELL FUNCTION; COGNITION; CONSCIOUSNESS; DENDRITE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; FRONTAL CORTEX; HUMAN; IMAGERY; INTERNEURON; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PARIETAL LOBE; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RETINA IMAGE; REVIEW; SENSORY STIMULATION; STELLATE CELL; THALAMUS; WORKING MEMORY;

ATTENTION; CEREBRAL CORTEX; COGNITION; CONSCIOUSNESS; DENDRITES; HUMANS; IMAGERY (PSYCHOTHERAPY); MEMORY; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; PARIETAL LOBE; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 33646594094     PISSN: 10538100     EISSN: 10902376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.concog.2005.09.007     Document Type: Review

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