In Memory of Professor Patricia S. Goldman-Rakic
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Patricia Goldman-Rakic
N euroscience, by its very nature, incorporates most other scientific disciplines in a quest to discover the roots of such complex functions as sensation, movement, emotion, and cognition. But it is a rare individual who has the courage to embrace multiple disciplines to fundamentally advance understanding of the relationship between brain and behavior. The career and life of Patricia Goldman-R...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience
سال: 2004
ISSN: 1530-7026,1531-135X
DOI: 10.3758/cabn.4.4.407