Motor system contributions to verbal and non-verbal working memory

Working memory (WM) involves the ability to maintain and manipulate information held in mind. Neuroimaging studies have shown that secondary motor areas activate during WM for verbal content (e.g., words or letters), in the absence of primary motor area activation. This activation pattern may reflec...

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Main Authors: Diana A Liao, Sharif I Kronemer, Jeffrey M Yau, John E Desmond, Cherie L Marvel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
Subjects:
TMS
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnhum.2014.00753/full