A neural correlate of working memory in the monkey primary visual cortex

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Publication date 2001
Journal Science
Volume | Issue number 293 | 5527
Pages (from-to) 120-124
Number of pages 5
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  • Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences (FMG) - Psychology Research Institute (PsyRes)
Abstract The brain frequently needs to store information for short periods. In vision, this means that the perceptual correlate of a stimulus has to be maintained temporally once the stimulus has been removed from the visual scene. However, it is not known how the visual system transfers sensory information into a memory component. Here, the authors identify a neural correlate of working memory in the monkey (Macaca mulatta) primary visual cortex (V1). The authors propose that this component may link sensory activity with memory activity.
Document type Article
Note Originally published by American Association for the Advancement of Science http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/293/5527/120
Language English
Published at https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1060496
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