Understanding the dorsal and ventral systems of the human cerebral cortex: Beyond dichotomies

American Psychologist

Volumn 66, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 624-632

  Borst, Grégoire ^a,b   Thompson, William L ^c   Kosslyn, Stephen M ^d  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b Higher Education and Research Alliance   (France)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cortical function; Dissociation; Meta analysis; Neuroimaging; Neuropsychology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BRAIN CORTEX; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; NERVE TRACT; NEUROIMAGING; PHYSIOLOGY;

CEREBRAL CORTEX; HUMANS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEUROIMAGING;

EID: 80054057654     PISSN: 0003066X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0024038     Document Type: Article

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