Brain areas involved in synaesthesia: A review

Journal of Neuropsychology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 214-242

  Rouw, Romke ^a   Scholte, H Steven ^a   Colizoli, Olympia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; BRAIN MAPPING; COLOR VISION; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LINGUISTICS; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; VISUAL CORTEX;

ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; BRAIN MAPPING; COLOR PERCEPTION; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; LINGUISTICS; VISUAL CORTEX;

EID: 80053032951     PISSN: 17486645     EISSN: 17486653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-6653.2011.02006.x     Document Type: Review

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