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EMPIRICAL REPORT

Fixed and flexible: Dynamic prefrontal activations and working memory capacity relationships vary with memory demand

Ashti M. Shaha McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA;b Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MAView further author information
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Hannah Grotzingera McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MAView further author information
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Jakub R. Kaczmarzyka McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MAView further author information
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Lindsey J. Powella McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MAView further author information
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Meryem Ayşe Yücelc Neurophotonics Center, Boston University, Boston, MAView further author information
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John D.E. Gabrielia McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA;b Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MAView further author information
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Nicholas A. Hubbarda McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA;d Center for Brain, Biology, and Behavior, Department of Psychology, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NECorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 175-180 | Received 23 Jul 2019, Published online: 29 Nov 2019

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