The frontal eye fields limit the capacity of visual short-term memory in rhesus monkeys.

The frontal eye fields (FEF) in rhesus monkeys have been implicated in visual short-term memory (VSTM) as well as control of visual attention. Here we examined the importance of the area in the VSTM capacity and the relationship between VSTM and attention, using the chemical inactivation technique a...

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Main Authors: Kyoung-Min Lee, Kyung-Ha Ahn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3598708?pdf=render