| Literature DB >> 18160954 |
Abstract
Efficiency variations in the filtering of relevant from irrelevant information could contribute to individual differences in working memory. A new functional imaging study suggests that the basal ganglia act as this filter because activity in this region before stimulus presentation was inversely correlated with unnecessary storage.Mesh:
Year: 2008 PMID: 18160954 DOI: 10.1038/nn0108-5
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Neurosci ISSN: 1097-6256 Impact factor: 24.884