Posterior parietal cortex is critical for the encoding, consolidation, and retrieval of a memory that guides attention for learning

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 640-649

  Schiffino, Felipe L ^a   Zhou, Vivian ^a   Holland, Peter C ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Associative learning; Attention; Pearce Hall model; Posterior parietal cortex; Prediction error; Rat

Indexed keywords

ASSOCIATIVE LEARNING; ATTENTION; PEARCE-HALL MODEL; POSTERIOR PARIETAL CORTEX; PREDICTION ERROR; RAT;

ANIMALS; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; ATTENTION; MALE; MEMORY; PARIETAL LOBE; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS;

EID: 84894047922     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ejn.12417     Document Type: Article

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