The distributed nature of working memory
Studies in humans and non-human primates have provided evidence for storage of working
memory contents in multiple regions ranging from sensory to parietal and prefrontal cortex …
memory contents in multiple regions ranging from sensory to parietal and prefrontal cortex …
[HTML][HTML] 'Activity-silent'working memory in prefrontal cortex: a dynamic coding framework
MG Stokes - Trends in cognitive sciences, 2015 - cell.com
Working memory (WM) provides the functional backbone to high-level cognition.
Maintenance in WM is often assumed to depend on the stationary persistence of neural …
Maintenance in WM is often assumed to depend on the stationary persistence of neural …
[HTML][HTML] Decoding internally generated transitions of conscious contents in the prefrontal cortex without subjective reports
A major debate about the neural correlates of conscious perception concerns its cortical
organization, namely, whether it includes the prefrontal cortex (PFC), which mediates …
organization, namely, whether it includes the prefrontal cortex (PFC), which mediates …
Persistent spiking activity underlies working memory
Persistent activity generated in the PFC during the delay period of working memory tasks
represents information about stimuli held in memory and determines working memory …
represents information about stimuli held in memory and determines working memory …
A hierarchy of intrinsic timescales across primate cortex
Specialization and hierarchy are organizing principles for primate cortex, yet there is little
direct evidence for how cortical areas are specialized in the temporal domain. We measured …
direct evidence for how cortical areas are specialized in the temporal domain. We measured …
Coexisting representations of sensory and mnemonic information in human visual cortex
Traversing sensory environments requires keeping relevant information in mind while
simultaneously processing new inputs. Visual information is kept in working memory via …
simultaneously processing new inputs. Visual information is kept in working memory via …
Bump attractor dynamics in prefrontal cortex explains behavioral precision in spatial working memory
K Wimmer, DQ Nykamp, C Constantinidis… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
Prefrontal persistent activity during the delay of spatial working memory tasks is thought to
maintain spatial location in memory. A'bump attractor'computational model can account for …
maintain spatial location in memory. A'bump attractor'computational model can account for …
Revisiting the role of persistent neural activity during working memory
What are the neural mechanisms underlying working memory (WM)? One influential theory
posits that neurons in the lateral prefrontal cortex (lPFC) store WM information via persistent …
posits that neurons in the lateral prefrontal cortex (lPFC) store WM information via persistent …
[HTML][HTML] A source for feature-based attention in the prefrontal cortex
In cluttered scenes, we can use feature-based attention to quickly locate a target object. To
understand how feature attention is used to find and select objects for action, we focused on …
understand how feature attention is used to find and select objects for action, we focused on …
Decoding reveals the contents of visual working memory in early visual areas
SA Harrison, F Tong - Nature, 2009 - nature.com
Visual working memory provides an essential link between perception and higher cognitive
functions, allowing for the active maintenance of information about stimuli no longer in view …
functions, allowing for the active maintenance of information about stimuli no longer in view …