Characterization of the human visual V6 complex by functional magnetic resonance imaging

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 2201-2211

  Dechent, Peter ^a   Frahm, Jens ^a  

^a Biomedizinische NMR Forschungs GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Extrastriate visual cortex; Parieto occipital sulcus; V6 V6A; Visual topography; Visuomotor integration

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN REGION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LUMINANCE; MALE; MONKEY; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCCIPITAL CORTEX; PARIETAL LOBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA FOVEA; VISUAL CORTEX;

ADULT; BRAIN MAPPING; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; VISUAL CORTEX;

EID: 0038133009     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.2003.02645.x     Document Type: Article

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