Neural correlates of working memory development in adolescent primates

Xin Zhou; Dantong Zhu; Xue-Lian Qi; Sihai Li; Samson G. King; Emilio Salinas; Terrence R. Stanford; Christos Constantinidis

doi:10.1038/ncomms13423

Nature Communications (Nov 2016)

Neural correlates of working memory development in adolescent primates

Xin Zhou,
Dantong Zhu,
Xue-Lian Qi,
Sihai Li,
Samson G. King,
Emilio Salinas,
Terrence R. Stanford,
Christos Constantinidis

Affiliations

Xin Zhou: Department of Neurobiology & Anatomy, Wake Forest School of Medicine
Dantong Zhu: Department of Neurobiology & Anatomy, Wake Forest School of Medicine
Xue-Lian Qi: Department of Neurobiology & Anatomy, Wake Forest School of Medicine
Sihai Li: Department of Neurobiology & Anatomy, Wake Forest School of Medicine
Samson G. King: Department of Neurobiology & Anatomy, Wake Forest School of Medicine
Emilio Salinas: Department of Neurobiology & Anatomy, Wake Forest School of Medicine
Terrence R. Stanford: Department of Neurobiology & Anatomy, Wake Forest School of Medicine
Christos Constantinidis: Department of Neurobiology & Anatomy, Wake Forest School of Medicine

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13423
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Working memory is known to improve through adolescence into adulthood, yet the associated changes in neuronal activity are not well understood. Zhou and colleagues report increased delay period activity correlated with changes in performance on working memory tasks in monkeys as they transition into adulthood.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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