Interhemispheric transfer following callosotomy in humans: Role of the superior colliculus

Neuropsychologia

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2417-2427

  Savazzi, Silvia ^a   Fabri, Mara ^b   Rubboli, Guido ^c   Paggi, Aldo ^d   Tassinari, Carlo Alberto ^c   Marzi, Carlo Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^c BELLARIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Corpus callosum; Poffenberger paradigm; S cones; Split brain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN SURGERY; CALLOSOTOMY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL STUDY; COLOR VISION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERHEMISPHERIC TRANSFER; MALE; NERVE CELL; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PRIMATE; REACTION TIME; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SPLIT BRAIN; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VISUAL FIELD; VISUAL STIMULATION; VISUOMOTOR COORDINATION;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CORPUS CALLOSUM; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MATCHED-PAIR ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; REFERENCE VALUES; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; VISUAL PATHWAYS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 34250672789     PISSN: 00283932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2007.04.002     Document Type: Article

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