A general mechanism for perceptual decision-making in the human brain

Nature

Volumn 431, Issue 7010, 2004, Pages 859-862

  Heekeren, H R ^a   Marrett, S ^a   Bandettini, P A ^a   Ungerleider, L G ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLS; DECISION MAKING; LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

HUMAN BRAIN; PERCEPTUAL DECISION; TEMPORAL CORTEX;

BRAIN;

BIOLOGY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN; BRAIN REGION; CALCULATION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MONKEY; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERCEPTION; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SINGLE UNIT ACTIVITY; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEMPORAL CORTEX; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ANIMALS; ATTENTION; BRAIN; DECISION MAKING; FACE; FEMALE; HAPLORHINI; HOUSING; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 7244261657     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature02966     Document Type: Article

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