Human Memory, Cerebral Hemispheres, and the Limbic System: A New Approach

Genetic, Social, and General Psychology Monographs

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 45-70

  Rotenberg, Vadim S ^b   Weinberg, Igor ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b ABARBANEL MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (Israel)

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Indexed keywords

AGED; AMNESIA; BRAIN CORTEX; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; LIMBIC SYSTEM; MEMORY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

AGED; AMNESIA; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DOMINANCE, CEREBRAL; HUMANS; LIMBIC SYSTEM; MEMORY;

EID: 0033069295     PISSN: 87567547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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