Working memory, long-term memory, and medial temporal lobe function

Learning and Memory

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 15-25

  Jeneson, Annette ^a   Squire, Larry R ^a,b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN FUNCTION; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; LONG TERM MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDER; MIDDLE TEMPORAL GYRUS; NEUROIMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEMPORAL LOBE; WORKING MEMORY;

HUMANS; MEMORY, LONG-TERM; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; TEMPORAL LOBE;

EID: 84856002380     PISSN: 10720502     EISSN: 15495485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/lm.024018.111     Document Type: Review

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