The Brain's Learning and Control Architecture

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 78-84

  Chein, Jason M ^a   Schneider, Walter ^b  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

brain; cognitive control; connectivity; fMRI; learning; meta cognition

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858742636     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: 14678721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0963721411434977     Document Type: Article

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