Notation-independent representation of fractions in the human parietal cortex

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 29, Issue 14, 2009, Pages 4652-4657

  Jacob, Simon N ^a   Nieder, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRONTAL CORTEX; HUMAN; NERVE CELL; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OXYGEN BLOOD LEVEL; PARIETAL LOBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ADULT; BRAIN MAPPING; HUMANS; MATHEMATICS; PARIETAL LOBE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65549165546     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0651-09.2009     Document Type: Article

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