A fronto-parietal network for rapid visual information processing: a PET study of sustained attention and working memory

@article{Coull1996AFN,
  title={A fronto-parietal network for rapid visual information processing: a PET study of sustained attention and working memory},
  author={Jennifer T. Coull and Chris D. Frith and R. S. J. Frackowiak and Paul M. Grasby},
  journal={Neuropsychologia},
  year={1996},
  volume={34},
  pages={1085-1095}
}
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