An fMRI study of the functional distinction of neuronal circuits at the sites on ventral visual stream co-activated by visual stimuli of different objects

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 181, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 657-663

  Sung, Yul Wan ^a   Kamba, Masayuki ^a   Ogawa, Seiji ^a  

^a Hamano Life Science Research Foundation   (Japan)

Author keywords

fMRI; Inter stimulus interval; Interaction; Neuronal circuits; Paired stimuli; Suppression; Time course shape

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STIMULUS RESPONSE; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ADULT; BRAIN MAPPING; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NERVE NET; OXYGEN; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; TIME FACTORS; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 34547100277     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-007-0965-5     Document Type: Article

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