Sense, memory, and decision-making in the somatosensory cortical network

Current Opinion in Neurobiology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 914-919

  Romo, Ranulfo ^a,b   Lemus, Luis ^a   de Lafuente, Victor ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b EL COLEGIO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; MEMORY; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX;

ANIMALS; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; MEMORY; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; PERCEPTION; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX;

EID: 84878204315     PISSN: 09594388     EISSN: 18736882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2012.08.002     Document Type: Review

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