Functional anatomy of human hippocampal formation and related structures

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 265-275

  Braak, Heiko ^a,c   Braak, Eva ^a   Yilmazer, Deniz ^a   Bohl, Jürgen ^b  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c Department of Anatomy ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUDITORY SYSTEM; DORSAL RAPHE NUCLEUS; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; LIMBIC SYSTEM; LOCUS CERULEUS; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NEUROTRANSMISSION; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOMATOSENSORY SYSTEM; THALAMUS NUCLEUS; VISUAL SYSTEM;

HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; LIMBIC SYSTEM;

EID: 0029680160     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/088307389601100402     Document Type: Review

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