Mind the neuron! The role of the single neuron in a theory of mind

Acta Neuropsychiatrica

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 177-182

  Vickery, Richard M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cortical column; Dynamically assigned identity; Multi unit recording; Recurrent network

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; MOTOR UNIT; NERVE CELL NETWORK; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY;

EID: 34250203226     PISSN: 09242708     EISSN: 16015215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-5215.2007.00206.x     Document Type: Article

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