Generalizing the dynamic field theory of spatial cognition across real and developmental time scales

Brain Research

Volumn 1202, Issue , 2008, Pages 68-86

  Simmering, Vanessa R ^a   Schutte, Anne R ^a,b   Spencer, John P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cortical map; Development; Neural field model; Spatial cognition

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; CELL INTERACTION; COGNITION; DYNAMIC FIELD THEORY; MODEL; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECALL; RECEPTIVE FIELD; SIMULATION; SPATIAL DISCRIMINATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; THEORY;

ADULT; AGING; BRAIN; CHILD; COGNITION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MEMORY; NERVE NET; NEURONS; SPACE PERCEPTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 40749124421     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2007.06.081     Document Type: Article

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