The human nucleus accumbens: Where is it? A stereotactic, anatomical and magnetic resonance imaging study

Neuromodulation

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 13-22

  Neto, Lia Lucas ^a,b,c   Oliveira, Edson ^b   Correia, Francisco ^b   Ferreira, António Gonçalves ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA MOLECULAR   (Portugal)

^c HOSPITAL DE SANTA MARIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Deep brain stimulation; Magnetic resonance imaging; Nucleus accumbens; Psychiatric disorders; Stereotaxy

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ANTERIOR COMMISSURE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; FEMALE; FOREBRAIN; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NEUROANATOMY; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; RELIABILITY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 37549013347     PISSN: 10947159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1403.2007.00138.x     Document Type: Article

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