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Dissociation Of Working Memory from Decision Making within the Human Prefrontal Cortex

Antoine Bechara, Hanna Damasio, Daniel Tranel and Steven W. Anderson
Journal of Neuroscience 1 January 1998, 18 (1) 428-437; https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.18-01-00428.1998
Antoine Bechara
1Department of Neurology, Division of Behavioral Neurology and Cognitive Neuroscience, and
2Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, 52242, and
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Hanna Damasio
1Department of Neurology, Division of Behavioral Neurology and Cognitive Neuroscience, and
3The Salk Institute of Biological Studies, La Jolla, California, 92186
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Daniel Tranel
1Department of Neurology, Division of Behavioral Neurology and Cognitive Neuroscience, and
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Steven W. Anderson
1Department of Neurology, Division of Behavioral Neurology and Cognitive Neuroscience, and
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DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.18-01-00428.1998
PubMed 
9412519
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History 
  • Received August 8, 1997
  • Revision received October 20, 1997
  • Accepted October 23, 1997
  • First published January 1, 1998.
  • Version of record published January 1, 1998.
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Copyright © 1998 Society for Neuroscience

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  1. Antoine Bechara1,2,
  2. Hanna Damasio1,3,
  3. Daniel Tranel1, and
  4. Steven W. Anderson1
  1. 1Department of Neurology, Division of Behavioral Neurology and Cognitive Neuroscience, and
  2. 2Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, 52242, and
  3. 3The Salk Institute of Biological Studies, La Jolla, California, 92186
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    • Received August 8, 1997.
    • Revision received October 20, 1997.
    • Accepted October 23, 1997.
  • This work was supported by National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke Grant PO1 NS19632, the James S. McDonnell Foundation, and the Centennial Medical Research Council (Canada). We are indebted to the valuable contribution of Jon Spradling for computerizing the delay tasks used in this study.

    Correspondence should be addressed to Antoine Bechara, Department of Neurology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA 52242.

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Antoine Bechara, Hanna Damasio, Daniel Tranel, Steven W. Anderson
Journal of Neuroscience 1 January 1998, 18 (1) 428-437; DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.18-01-00428.1998

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Antoine Bechara, Hanna Damasio, Daniel Tranel, Steven W. Anderson
Journal of Neuroscience 1 January 1998, 18 (1) 428-437; DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.18-01-00428.1998
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