title: Knowledge systems.
abstract: The primate brain appears to store knowledge in widely distributed neural systems. Recent evidence suggests that these systems are specialized with respect to their capacity for supporting acquisition and retrieval of different domains and levels of knowledge.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City 52242.
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Damasio
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tranel
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning / Q000502:physiology*; D008606:Mental Processes / Q000502:physiology*