Neural suppression of irrelevant information underlies optimal working memory performance

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 3059-3066

  Zanto, Theodore P ^a   Gazzaley, Adam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COLOR; EVOKED RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE CELL INHIBITION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION; VISUAL STIMULATION; WORKING MEMORY;

ADULT; COLOR PERCEPTION; EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MOTION PERCEPTION; NEURAL INHIBITION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63849198430     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4621-08.2009     Document Type: Article

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