Prefrontal cortex and neural mechanisms of executive function

Journal of Physiology Paris

Volumn 107, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 471-482

  Funahashi, Shintaro ^a,b   Andreau, Jorge Mario ^b,c  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c CEMIC   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Monkey; Pair selectivity; Paired associate; Top down signal; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; LONG TERM MEMORY; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEUROMODULATION; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; VISUAL MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY;

MONKEY; PAIR SELECTIVITY; PAIRED ASSOCIATE; TOP-DOWN SIGNAL; WORKING MEMORY;

ANIMALS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HUMANS; MACACA; MEMORY; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 84888067805     PISSN: 09284257     EISSN: 17697115     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphysparis.2013.05.001     Document Type: Article

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