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From cortical excitation to cognition: the case of mathematics

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Excitatory and inhibitory neurons have important roles in learning and skill acquisition in the brain. Glutamate and gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) are the brain’s major excitatory and inhibitory neurotransmitters in the brain, respectively. Until recently, the link between such neurochemicals and higher-order cognition could not be directly observed in the living human brain. With the advent of magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS), an MRI-based method to measure regional concentrations o...

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Experimental Psychology
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Experimental Psychology
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Supervisor
Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Experimental Psychology
Role:
Supervisor
Type of award:
DPhil
Level of award:
Doctoral
Awarding institution:
University of Oxford
Language:
English
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Deposit date:
2016-01-05

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