Maintaining Working Memory Contents for a Dozen Seconds Requires

question 16

Multiple Choice

Maintaining working memory contents for a dozen seconds requires:

• A) the prefrontal cortex
• B) the medial temporal lobe
• C) hippocampus
• D) amygdala

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Definitions:

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