This response often shares properties in common with specialized functions reported for single cells and with psychophysical measures of performance. For instance, it is possible to determine the lifetimes for a variety of human memory functions, in both auditory and visual systems. Recently we have become interested in higher cognitive functions and can follow the time course of mental imagery and silent speech. One of our long-range goals is to relate physiology, measures of performance, and cognition. You may conclude that I have tried to follow Einstein's advice to never stop thinking as a child.
Physiological measures predict behavioral lifetime of human auditory sensory memory.
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