Neural changes after training to perform cognitive tasks

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 241, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 235-243

  Qi, Xue Lian ^a   Constantinidis, Christos ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive training; Monkey; Neuron; Neurophysiology; Prefrontal cortex

Indexed keywords

ASSOCIATION CORTEX; COGNITION; DORSAL PREFRONTAL CORTEX; HUMAN; LEARNING; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VENTRAL PREFRONTAL CORTEX; VERBAL MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; BRAIN MAPPING; HUMANS; LEARNING; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NEURONS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX;

EID: 84872191549     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: 18727549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2012.12.017     Document Type: Review

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