A neural correlate of working memory in the monkey primary visual cortex.
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, we identify a neural correlate of working memory in the monkey primary visual cortex (V1). We propose that this component may link sensory activity with memory activity.
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Graduate School Neurosciences Amsterdam, Department of Visual System Analysis, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Post Office Box 12011, 1100 AA Amsterdam, Netherlands. h.super@ioi.knaw.nl
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