Mnemonic functions of the basal ganglia

Current Opinion in Neurobiology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 164-169

  White, Norman M ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; DOPAMINE;

BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN FUNCTION; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; DOPAMINE RELEASE; HUMAN; MEMORY; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROBIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUTAMEN; REVIEW;

EID: 0030906428     PISSN: 09594388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-4388(97)80004-9     Document Type: Article

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