The posterior parietal cortex and non-spatial cognition
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The posterior parietal cortex and non-spatial cognition
The primate posterior parietal cortex (PPC) processes information related to environmental physical space. The human PPC has apparently expanded not only in size but also in its functional range to encompass certain abstract and higher-order conceptual spaces. In this report, we review various forms of non-spatial representation in the PPC. These forms are presented roughly in order of the leve...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: F1000 Biology Reports
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1757-594X
DOI: 10.3410/b1-74