A comparison of voxel-based morphometry and volumetry methods in the context of the neural basis of aggression

Brain Imaging and Behavior

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 332-341

  Emerton, Britt C ^a   Jerram, Matthew ^a   Deckersbach, Thilo ^b   Dougherty, Darin D ^b   Fulwiler, Carl ^c,d   Gansler, David A ^a,d,e  

^a SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d LEMUEL SHATTUCK HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Orbital frontal cortex; Volumetry; Voxel based morphometry

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866551267     PISSN: 19317557     EISSN: 19317565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11682-009-9075-2     Document Type: Article

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