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Working memory and the mind

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Working memory is the combination of awareness and ongoing retrieval of stored information. Neuroscientists have made great strides in understanding the link between cognitive processes and brain anatomy, opening higher mental functions such as thought and intentionality to laboratory research.

Author: Goldman-Rakic, Patricia S.
Publisher: Scientific American, Inc.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1992
Memory

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Sex differences in the brain

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Males and females tend to solve intellectual problems differently, but it is nearly impossible to determine whether these differences are due to different physiological predispositions or to different experiences and upbringing.

Author: Kimura, Doreen
Publisher: Scientific American, Inc.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1992
Physiological aspects, Sex differences

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Male sexual circuitry

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Issues are presented concerning the role of the brain and central nervous system in the control of penile rigidity. Disturbances in the pathway of the network nervous system can lead to erectile dysfunction.

Author: Goldstein, Irwin
Publisher: Scientific American, Inc.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 2000
Causes of, Impotence, Central nervous system

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