Visual working memory and delay activity in highly selective neurons in the inferior temporal cortex

Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience

Volumn 3, Issue SEP, 2009, Pages

  Sigala, Natasha ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b MRC COGNITION AND BRAIN SCIENCES UNIT   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84890872032     PISSN: 16625137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/neuro.06.011.2009     Document Type: Note

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