The Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex Seems to Be Involved in the Functions

question 109

Multiple Choice

The dorsolateral prefrontal cortex seems to be involved in the functions of which component of working memory?

• A) the central executive
• B) the phonological loop
• C) the visuospatial sketchpad
• D) transient memory

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