Task-Dependent Changes in Short-Term Memory in the Prefrontal Cortex

The prefrontal cortex (PFC) is important for flexible, context-dependent behavioral control. It also plays a critical role in short-term memory maintenance. Though many studies have investigated these functions independently, it is unclear how these two very different processes are realized by a sin...

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Main Authors: Warden, Melissa R., Miller, Earl K.
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: Society for Neuroscience 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/64952