Cortical projection topography of the human splenium: Hemispheric asymmetry and individual differences

Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1662-1669

  Putnam, Mary Colvin ^a   Steven, Megan S ^b   Doron, Karl W ^c   Riggall, Adam C ^b   Gazzaniga, Michael S ^c  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; BRAIN ASYMMETRY; CORPUS CALLOSUM; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE PROJECTION; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCIPITAL CORTEX; PARIETAL LOBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGHT HEMISPHERE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPLENIUM; VISUAL CORTEX; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN MAPPING; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; IMAGE PROCESSING; INDIVIDUALITY; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSORY NERVE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ADULT; AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRAIN MAPPING; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CORPUS CALLOSUM; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955495627     PISSN: 0898929X     EISSN: 15308898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/jocn.2009.21290     Document Type: Article

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