The role of the anterior commissure in callosal agenesis

Neuropsychology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 459-471

  Barr, Melodie S ^a   Corballis, Michael C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR COMMISSURE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLOR; CORPUS CALLOSUM AGENESIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERHEMISPHERIC TRANSFER; MENTAL TASK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL FIELD; VISUAL STIMULATION;

EID: 0036790791     PISSN: 08944105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0894-4105.16.4.459     Document Type: Article

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