The anatomy, physiology and functions of the perirhinal cortex

Current Opinion in Neurobiology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 179-186

  Suzuki, Wendy A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; BRAIN FUNCTION; HIPPOCAMPUS; MEMORY; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOGNITION; REVIEW;

EID: 0029889070     PISSN: 09594388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-4388(96)80071-7     Document Type: Article

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