Network changes in the transition from initial learning to well-practiced visual categorization

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Volumn 3, Issue NOV, 2009, Pages

  DeGutis, Joe ^a   D'Esposito, Mark ^b  

^a VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Categorization; Functional MRI; Inferior temporal cortex; Learning; Medial temporal lobe; Premotor cortex

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649470064     PISSN: 16625161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/neuro.09.044.2009     Document Type: Article

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