Working memory training promotes general cognitive abilities in genetically heterogeneous mice.

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Published in Curr Biol on March 25, 2010

Authors

Kenneth R Light1, Stefan Kolata, Christopher Wass, Alexander Denman-Brice, Ryan Zagalsky, Louis D Matzel

Author Affiliations

1: Program in Behavioral Neuroscience, Department of Psychology, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA.

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