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SUBMITTER: Zhou X
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5105196 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zhou Xin X Zhu Dantong D Qi Xue-Lian XL Li Sihai S King Samson G SG Salinas Emilio E Stanford Terrence R TR Constantinidis Christos C
Nature communications 20161109
Working memory ability matures after puberty, in parallel with structural changes in the prefrontal cortex, but little is known about how changes in prefrontal neuronal activity mediate this cognitive improvement in primates. To address this issue, we compare behavioural performance and neurophysiological activity in monkeys as they transitioned from puberty into adulthood. Here we report that monkeys perform working memory tasks reliably during puberty and show modest improvement in adulthood. ...[more]