Morphology, morphometry and probability mapping of the pars opercularis of the inferior frontal gyrus: An in vivo MRI analysis

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 3033-3046

  Tomaiuolo, F ^a,b   MacDonald, J D ^c   Caramanos, Z ^c   Posner, G ^c   Chiavaras, M ^c   Evans, A C ^c   Petrides, M ^c  

^a IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN SIZE; FEMALE; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGING; LEFT HEMISPHERE; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRICS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARS OPERCULARIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RIGHT HEMISPHERE;

EID: 0032865303     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.1999.00718.x     Document Type: Article

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