Persistent neural activity in auditory cortex is related to auditory working memory in humans and nonhuman primates

Working memory is the cognitive capacity of short-term storage of information for goal-directed behaviors. Where and how this capacity is implemented in the brain are unresolved questions. We show that auditory cortex stores information by persistent changes of neural activity. We separated activity...

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Main Authors: Huang, Ying, Matysiak, Artur, Heil, Peter, König, Reinhard, Brosch, Michael
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4974052/