Decision Making in Recurrent Neuronal Circuits

Neuron

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 215-234

  Wang, Xiao Jing ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN CORTEX; DECISION MAKING; EXCITATION; HUMAN; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NERVE NET; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NEURONS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 53849125053     PISSN: 08966273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2008.09.034     Document Type: Review

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