The frontal cortex is activated during learning of endoscopic procedures (Ohuchida et al., Surgical Endoscopy, January 2009)

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 968-969

  Leff, Daniel R ^a   James, David R C ^a   Orihuela Espina, Felipe ^a   Yang, Guang Zhong ^b   Darzi, Ara W ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FRONTAL CORTEX; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL STUDENT; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TRAINING; SUTURING METHOD;

EID: 77952548785     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-009-0704-z     Document Type: Letter

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