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Another artificial division – and the data don't support it

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 December 2003

Martin Heil*
Affiliation:
Institute of Experimental Psychology, Heinrich-Heine-University, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
Frank Rösler*
Affiliation:
Experimental and Biological Psychology, Philipps-University, 35032 Marburg, Germany
Bettina Rolke*
Affiliation:
Institute of Psychology, Eberhard-Karls-University, 72072 Tübingen, Germany
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Abstract:

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Evidence for the contribution of the neocortex to memory is overwhelming. However, the theory proposed by Ruchkin et al. does not only ignore subcortical contributions, but also introduces an unnecessary and empirically unsupported division between the posterior cortex, assumed to represent information, and the prefrontal cortex, assumed to control activation. We argue instead that the representational power of the neocortex is not restricted to its posterior part.

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Open Peer Commentary
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2004
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