title: A Code for Cross-Modal Working Memory.
abstract: In this issue of Neuron, Vergara et al. (2016) report that neurons in the pre-supplementary motor area represent the frequency of tactile and auditory stimuli held in working memory. Single neurons encode both types of information by using the same representation for both modalities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurobiology & Anatomy, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA. Electronic address: cconstan@wakehealth.edu.
authors.forename: Christos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Constantinidis
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000502:physiology*; D003071:Cognition / Q000502:physiology*; D008570:Memory, Short-Term / Q000502:physiology*; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology*; D014110:Touch / Q000502:physiology*