Possible functions of prefrontal cortical neurons in duration discrimination

Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience

Volumn 5, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Oshio, Ken Ichi ^a  

^a KINKI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAPLORHINI; NONHUMAN; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; SINGLE UNIT ACTIVITY; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TIME PERCEPTION; VISUAL STIMULATION;

EID: 82255166292     PISSN: 16625145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnint.2011.00025     Document Type: Article

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