Prefrontal cortex regulates inhibition and excitation in distributed neural networks

Robert T. Knight; Richard Staines; Diane Swick; Linda L. Chao

doi:10.1016/s0001-6918(99)00004-9

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Prefrontal cortexNeuroscienceSensory gatingExcitatory postsynaptic potentialInhibitory postsynaptic potentialSensory systemPsychologySomatosensory systemWorking memoryGatingCognition

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Year: 1999
Type: review
Volume: 101
Issue: 2-3
Pages: 159-178
Citations: 502
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                                    Robert T. Knight, 
                                
                                    Richard Staines, 
                                
                                    Diane Swick
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1999). 
                            Prefrontal cortex regulates inhibition and excitation in distributed neural networks. 
                            Acta Psychologica
                            , 101
                            (2-3)
                            , 159-178.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/s0001-6918(99)00004-9
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/s0001-6918(99)00004-9