Item-specific delay activity demonstrates concurrent storage of multiple active neural representations in working memory.

Persistent neural activity that encodes online mental representations plays a central role in working memory (WM). However, there has been debate regarding the number of items that can be concurrently represented in this active neural state, which is often called the "focus of attention."...

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Main Authors: David W Sutterer, Joshua J Foster, Kirsten C S Adam, Edward K Vogel, Edward Awh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-04-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3000239