Localization of the first and second somatosensory areas in the human cerebral cortex with functional MR imaging

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 199-205

  Polonara, Gabriele ^b   Fabri, Mara ^b   Manzoni, Tullio ^b   Salvolini, Ugo ^a  

^a Ospedale Regionale Torrette   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MAGNETOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARIETAL LOBE; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX;

ADULT; BRAIN MAPPING; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; TOUCH;

EID: 0033360931     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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